Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes or Morall, Politike, and Militarie Discourses, 3rd edition, 1632

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Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes or Morall, Politike, and Militarie Discourses, 3rd edition, 1632 Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes or Morall, Politike, and Militarie Discourses of Lo: Michael de Montaigne, Knight of the noble Order of S. Michael, and one of the Gentlemen in Ordinary of the French Kings chamber., 3rd edition, London: M[iles] Flesher, for Richard Royston, 1632, engraved title-page, leaf A6 'To the beholder of this title' bound at beginning (as usual, with early ownership signature to verso of 'Godf: Bossenille 1683'), letterpress general title bound between A5 and B1, second part title with two holes to leaf (not affecting text), third part title torn to lower outer blank corner, B1 with early ownership signature of 'Godfrey Bossenill', some damp-staining throughout, contemporary calf, red morocco title label, joints and extremities rubbed, folio QTY: (1) NOTE: ESTC S114977; STC 18043. John Florio's translation of Montaigne's essays, the first into English, was originally published in 1603. It was 'one of the great translations of the Elizabethan age ... [and] a source of inspiration for such as Ben Jonson, Sir Walter Raleigh, John Webster, and Shakespeare' (ODNB).