PLUTARCH (c. 46 CE). Plutarch?s Lives. Translated from the Greek by Several Hands. Edited and with a Preface by John Dryden. London: T. Hodgkin for Jacob Tonson, 1688 (vols. 1-2), 1684-86 (vols. 3-5). 5 volumes, 8vo (178 x 108 mm). 35 copper engravings. (Some marginal repairs). 19th century half red calf, marbled sides, spines in 6 compartments with raised bands, leather lettering-piece gilt in second, others with centerpieces and fillets gilt, green speckled edges, by Broadbere (booksellers? ticket). Provenance: PYT House Library (stamps on endpapers). SECOND EDITIONS OF THE FIRST TWO VOLUMES AND FIRST EDITIONS OF THE LAST THREE, translated into English from the original Greek. Macdonald 131.