Shelfmark
Bm.12.01
Author
Title
Essays of Michael seigneur de Montaigne· In three books. With marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors. And an account of the author's life. To which is added a short character of the author and translator, by way of letter; written by a person of honour. New rendred into English by Charles Cotton, Esq; The first volume.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed for T. Basset, at the George in Fleetstreet, and M. Gilliflower, and W. Hensman in Westminster-Hall, 1693 [1685-1693].
Physical description
[16], 555, [5]p, [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 8vo.
Note
Previously Dk.4.8.
Note
With frontispiece portrait of Montaigne.
Note
With two final advertisement leaves.
Note
Essays translated from the French.
Note
The "person of honour" = George Savile, Marquis of Halifax.
Note
Ms. price: "16s".
Citation/references note
ESTC R224092
Additional physical form available
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1987. 1 microfilm reel ; 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1816:13a).
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Waddington bookplate; donated to Eton by Edward Waddington in 1731.
Binding
17th/18th century calf.
Added entry--name
Cotton, Charles, 1630 - 1687 translator.
Added entry--name
Halifax, George Savile, 1633 - 1695 Marquis of,
Added entry--name
Bassett, Thomas bookseller.
Added entry--name
Gilliflower, Matthew bookseller.
Added entry--name
Hensman, William, fl. 1671 - 1700 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B13006