[Rarebooks] FS: 1st ed. of Charles Cotton's masterful translation of Montaigne. London: 1685-1686

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                             Montaigne, Michel de. 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. New Rendered into English by Charles Cotton. London: Printed for T. Basset and M. Gilliflower and W. Hensman. 1685-1686. First edition thus. 3 vols. (18),638;(4),726;(4),574pp. Each volume with a copper engraved frontispiece portrait of Montaigne. Cont. calf, worn, soundly rebacked, gilt titling on spines. First 25 leaves of Vol. III a bit soiled. ?? $1,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
      Vols. I & III are dated 1685, Vol. II is 1686, as published. A frontispiece portrait is called for in all 3 volumes, not just in Vol. I. This is the first edition of the translation by Charles Cotton (1630-1687, the poet and friend of Izaak Walton). It is his last work published in his lifetime. Wing M2479 (reprinted in 1693 and 1700).
      
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