Shelfmark
Fd.3.14
Author
Uniform title
[Essais. English]
Title
The essayes, or, Morall, politike, and militarie discourses of Lord Michael de Montaigne, Knight of the noble Order of Saint Michael, and one of the gentlemen in ordinary of the French Kings chamber.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Morall, politike, and militarie discourses of Lord Michael de Montaigne, knight of the noble Order of Saint Michael, and one of the gentlemen in ordinary of the French Kings chamber
Edition
The third edition. : Whereunto is now newly added an index of the principall matters and personages mentioned in this booke.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by M. Flesher for Rich: Royston, in Ivie-lane next the exchequer office., MDCXXXII. [1632]
Physical description
[14], 161 [i.e. 631], [13] p. ; fol.
Note
Some copies have a variant state of the t.p. with the misprint "ad" in place of "an" in the phrase "whereunto is now newly added an index".
Note
Last page of the main sequence misnumbered 161 instead of 631.
Note
Dedicatory poem by Samuel Daniel.
Note
Head-pieces, initials; printed marginalia.
Note
Includes index.
Note
The second (R1r) and third (2P5r) books each have separate title page, lacking edition statement and dated 1631; pagination and register are continuous.
Note
A6, "To the beholder of this title" is usually bound at beginning.
Note
Additional engraved architectural t.p. (signed: "Martin. Dr[oeshout]. sculpsit"). This, together with the preliminary dedications and the table of contents, precedes the letterpress t.p.
Note
Translated from the French into English by John Florio.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S114977
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 18043
Binding
17th century English brown calf; gold tooled double fillet border, with blind tooled triple fillet, curved roll, and cornerpieces; gold tooled lozenge roll on board edges; modern rebacking in brown stained calf, with blind tooled double fillet and gold tooled title; five raised bands; blue and white marbled endpapers.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: En.4.4.
Added entry--name
Royston, Richard, 1599 - 1686 publisher.
Added entry--name
Flesher, Miles, ? - d. 1664 printer.
Added entry--name
Droeshout, Martin, ? - - 1652 engraver.
Added entry--name
Florio, John, 1553? - 1625 translator.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B28602