Plato; Henry Stephanus, [Ed.]; Marsilius Ficinius, [Ed.]

Platonis Philosophi Quae Exstant Graece ad Editionem Henrici Stephani Accuarate Expressa ... Accedit Varietas Lectionis [= The Philosophy of Plato ... ]

[Zweibrücken] / Biponti: Ex Typographia Societatis [Studiis Societatis Bipontinae] [Deux Ponts Press], 1781; 1782; 1783; 1784; 1785; 1786; 1787. Later edition. Hardcover. 11 vol. [6], iii-c, [2], 3-267, [15]; [2], 3-368, [14], [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements); [4], 3-370, [4], i-vii, [5]; [4], 3-390, vii, [3], i-vi; [8], i-viii, [2], 3-359, [3]; [2], 1-380, [2]; [3], 2-424, [2]; [3], ii-vi, [2], 1-442, [2]; [2], 1-437, [6]; [4], 3-390, [2], i-viii, [2]; [2], i-xii, [2], 3-483, [1] pp. Contemporary tree calf with the spines in six compartments, each spine with a green and a black morocco label lettered in gilt, gilt decorations on the spines; all edges sprinkled. Each volume's title page with an in-text engraving of a bust of various ancient persons: Plato, Aristippus, Diogenes, Pericles, Alcibiades, among others. Text in ancient Greek, with the notes and commentary in Latin. With Henry Stephanus' commentary and editing. Also with notes and analysis by Marsilius Ficinius, with additional various notes. Brunet 761. Dibdin 299. Moss 426-427. This set was published in twelve volumes. The twelfth volume was published in 1788, and contains only a summary of Plato's philosophy in Latin, and an essay by M. Thiedman. It would appear that this final volume is rare: as of 11/23/2022 this cataloger could not locate the twelfth volume of this set in OCLC, or in active commerce. All of Plato's philosophy which was published in this set is present in the first eleven volumes. Plato remains a foundational figure in Western philosophy, with his dialogues touching on metaphysics, love, justice, civic duty, and countless other ancient themes and motifs which remain relevant today. Plato is the reason we are able to construct a picture of Socrates' life: his work provides a good deal of historical information on the Golden Age of Athens. This is a very attractive set of Plato's works, edited by two seminal classical scholars. Very Good+. Item #000012234

Minor wear to the extremities: overall the bindings are quite sharp except for the front joint of volume nine, which is starting. Each volume's front pastedown has an armorial bookplate and an early nineteenth-century name. Volumes six, nine, and ten each have a small, unobtrusive dampspot to a part of their pageblocks.

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