[Diogenes Laertius]

Les Vies des Plus Illustres Philosophes De L'Antiquité, avec leurs Dogmes, leurs Systêmes, leur Morale, & leurs Sentences les plus remarquables [= The Lives of the Most Illustrious Philosophers of Antiquity, with their Principles, Systems, their Ethics, and their Most Remarkable Phrases]

Paris: Richard, Libraire, 1796. Later edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. 8vo. [5], vi-xxxii, [1], 2-507, [1]; [5], 6-535, [3] pp. Contemporary tree calf with a gilt border to each board, gilt decorations to the boards' edges, spines in six compartments, a brown and a green morocco label lettered in gilt on each spine, floral gilt decorations on the spines; all edges decoratively stained green. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with two charts. Translated into French from the Greek of Diogène Laerce. With a life of the author, with the philosophies of Epictetus and Confucius added. Also with an abridged history of female philosophers of antiquity. Graesse 396. Moss 402. Oxford Classical Dictionary 474-475. Diogenes Laertius' Lives were likely composed around the middle of the third century A.C.E. His biographies celebrate the lives and memories of Greek and Roman thinkers (in this set, a section devoted to Confucius is added, a lovely nod to Eastern philosophy). This set in particular would make a sparkling addition to any philosophy collection. Near Fine. Item #000013344

A nick to volume two's rear board, a couple leaves with their corners torn, overall a beautiful set.

Price: $500.00