JOWETT, Benjamin.
The Dialogues of Plato. Translated into English with Analyses and Introductions.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1871.
$3,500.00
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Rare first edition set of Benjamin Jowett's The Dialogues of Plato; attractively bound
First edition of Jowett's complete translation of the Dialogues which succeeded in making Plato an English classic. Octavo, four volumes, bound in three quarters vellum over suede-covered boards, gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. In near fine condition, bookplate. A rare and attractive set.
“Amidst a great diversity, both of subject and treatment, [Plato’s] dialogues are pervaded by two dominant impulses: a love of truth and a passion for human improvement. While nowhere is a definite system laid down, it has been truly said that the germ of all ideas can be found in Plato” (PMM 27).
The Dialogues of Plato. Translated into English with Analyses and Introductions.
$3,500.00
In Stock