MONTAIGNE, MICHEL EYQUEM DE. The Essayes . . . now done into English. [20], 179, [1]; [8], 193-450, [2]; [8], 475-664, [2] (of [4]) pages, including the 2 leaves of verses to Florio and errata in the preliminaries, and blank 2Q4; lacks one-word correction slip on B1r and second of 2 errata leaves at end. 3 parts in one volume. Folio, 261x179 mm, later calf with gilt arabesque centerpiece and monogram A L G on covers, rebacked retaining original backstrip, ties lacking, endpapers renewed; margins trimmed without text loss, scattered marginal dampstains and ink blots, general title soiled and creased with early partly scored signatures, errata leaf at end heavily soiled, dampstained, and rehinged. (London: Val. Sims for Edward Blount, 1603)