Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Handbook of Platonism
by Alcinous
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0198236077
- ISBN 13
- 9780198236078
- Seller
-
Oregon City, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. Near Fine. 1993. First Edition Thus; Second Printing. Paperback. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a very faint stress crease near the lower corner of the rear panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.35 x 0.65 inches) . Translated and with an Introduction by John Dillon. Language: English. Weight: 11.5 ounces. Clarendon Later Ancient Philosophers Series. Paperback. The first English translation of Alcinous's Handbook of Platonism, accompanied by an introduction and a philosophical commentary that reveal the intellectual background to the ideas in the work. The Handbook purports to be an introduction to the doctrines of Plato, but in fact gives us an excellent survey of Platonist thought in the second century A. D. ; Clarendon Later Ancient Philosophers; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xliii, 226 pgs. pages .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 57594
- Title
- The Handbook of Platonism
- Author
- Alcinous
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0198236077
- ISBN 13
- 9780198236078
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, UK
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Ancient Philosophers, Ancient Philosophy, Platonism, Didaskalicos, Plato: Ancient Commentaries, History Of Philosophy, Mind And Thought, Greek Philosophy, Ancient Greek Philosophers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
Terms of Sale
Black Cat Hill Books
Default shipping charges provided at the time of sale will hold unless the actual cost of shipping is significantly more - or less -t han the default shipping charge quoted. In such cases we will contact you with alternative charges; we will arrive at these charges by the following method: actual United States Postal Service (or UPS) shipping charges + $2.00 handling charge. We guarantee the accuracy of our descriptions and the quality of our packaging. Books we ship may be returned for any reason. If you are not satisfied, notify us via email, and return the book. If we are satisfied that we have provided an inaccurate description, we will refund your return shipping charges, at USPS Media Mail rates. All prices are net to all. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance in expediting your order. Thanks from the folks on Black Cat Hill.
About the Seller
Black Cat Hill Books
Biblio member since 2004
Oregon City, Oregon
About Black Cat Hill Books
Black Cat Hill Books is an Internet-only bookseller.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...