Lysis, or, Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus (Dialogues on Love and Friendship)
by PLATO
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Heritage Press. Very Good-. [c.1970s-80s]. Hardcover. Three essays by the ancient Greek philosopher on the topic of love and friendship in a deluxe Heritage Press edition in slipcase. Translated from the Greek, and with introductory analyses by Benjamin Jowett, line drawing illustrations by Eugene Karlin and a preface by Whitney J. Oates. --- In full beige cloth-covered boards with titling in gilt and black to cover and in gilt on spine (both of which identify the title as simply "Symposium"). Possibly published c.1970s-80s, though 1968 date appears in book. Volume housed in tan paper-covered slipcase. Sandglass flyer laid in (Norwalk, no number). --- With three small holes in cloth on moderately-sunned and lightly soiled spine, otherwise a bright, tightly-bound and unmarked copy. Slipcase with oily staining at end, and with light soiling, else in good shape and structurally sound.; Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall); xvii, 208 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85598
- Title
- Lysis, or, Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus (Dialogues on Love and Friendship)
- Author
- PLATO
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- [c.1970s-80s]
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