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; ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592.

Contributor:

Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.

Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

French Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Essais. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592.

Montaigne, Michel de.

Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.

Cotton, Charles.

Physical Description:

3 volumes : portraits ; 18 cm (12mo)

Edition:

The third edition, with the addition of a compleat table to each volume, and a full defence of the author.

Fingerprint:

,Ia- atof e.ne hawl (3) 1700 (A) v. 1

2217 toen t.i, skta (3) 1700 (A) v. 2

6618 hoys m-ke prca (3) 1700 (R) v. 3

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for M. Gillyflower and W. Hensman ... and R. Wellington ... and H. Hindmarsh ..., 1700.

Notes:

Vol. 1: [16], 15, [33], 555, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates; vol. 2: [6], 728, [48] p., [1] leaf of plates; vol. 3: [4], 559, [45] p.

Signatures: vol. 1: A-B⁸ [a]-[b]⁸ [superscript chi]B⁸ C-2N⁸; vol. 2: A⁴(-A4) B-2Z⁸ 3A⁴ 3B-3D⁸; vol. 3: A² B-F⁸ G⁶ I² H⁸ [superscript chi]I⁸ K-2P⁸ Q⁶.

Text continuous despite pagination.

This edition does not contain the "short character of the author and translator" called for on the t.p. of vol. 1.

Vol. 1 has a 5 p. publisher's catalogue at end.

Vols. 2 has frontispiece portrait of the author.

Vol. 3 has date in Roman numerals on t.p.

Includes indices.

Local Notes:

Imperfect: Culture Class Collection copy portrait wanting.

Cited in:

ESTC, R17025

Wing, M2481

OCLC:

43121347