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; ...
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
Category
Books
Date
1700
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3244875
Summary
Bibliographic description
The third edition, with the addition of a compleat table to each volume, and a full defence of the author.. 3v.. ports... 12mo. Imperfect: wants v.3. Provenance: eighteenth-century inscription on front free endpapers: 'J. Talbot é Coll: Oriel’ (1691?-1772). Inscription on front free endpaper: Davenport Talbot [i.e. William Davenport Talbot (1764-1800)]. Binding: early eighteenth-century sprinkled, panelled calf; gilt spine with five raised bands, brown spine title label 'Montaignes essays', volume numbers gilt lettered direct.
Makers and roles
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), author Charles Cotton (1630 - 1687), translator