Essays of Michael, seigneur de Montaigne. In three books. With marginal notes and quotations, and an account of the author's life. With a short character of the author and translator, by a person of honour. Made English by Charles Cotton, Esq; The first volume. The third edition, with the addition of a compleat table to each volume, and a full defence of the author
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- Essays of Michael, seigneur de Montaigne. In three books. With marginal notes and quotations, and an account of the author's life. With a short character of the author and translator, by a person of honour. Made English by Charles Cotton, Esq; The first volume. The third edition, with the addition of a compleat table to each volume, and a full defence of the author
- Essais. English
- People / Organizations
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London : printed for M. Gillyflower and W. Hensman in Westminster-Hall, and R. Wellington in St. Paul's Church Yard, and H. Hindmarsh in Corn-hill, 1700.
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Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695.; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687, tr.
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- 1700
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- R17025
- Grub Street ID
- 64980
- Description
- [24], 15, [1], 555, [45], 728, [52], 352, 351-461, 464-559, [45] p. : port. ; 8°.
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- A translation, by Charles Cotton, of: Montaigne, Michel de. Les essais
Quire [*], a letter to the translator signed "Hallifax", is inserted between leaves A2 & A3
In 3 volumes. Each volume has separate dated title page, pagination and register
Volume 2 has frontis. portrait ([A]1v) of author
Includes indices
Text continuous despite pagination.