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PLUTARCH’S SELECTED LIVES, 5 VOLUME SPECIAL EDITION – 1929

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PLUTARCH’S SELECTED LIVES, 5 VOLUME SPECIAL EDITION – 1929

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1929. London. Nonesuch Press, Publisher. Complete in 5 Volumes. All volumes in Very Good ++ condition. It is a special, limited-edition printing, this being number 227 of 1050. Tan cloth covered boards. Printed on thick Arches, handmade paper. Bindings are tight and all pages are present, with no foxing on the pages. No owners book plate present. Overall, a very wonderful book set. , , LOT REF #23-562

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Very Good++

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PLUTARCH’S SELECTED LIVES, 5 VOLUME SPECIAL EDITION – 1929

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