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SOCRATES; By A.E. Taylor / With a Foreword by Robert S. Brumbaugh

SOCRATES; By A.E. Taylor / With a Foreword by Robert S. Brumbaugh

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SOCRATES; By A.E. Taylor / With a Foreword by Robert S. Brumbaugh

by Taylor, A. E

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Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1989. Collector's Edition / Bound in Geuine Leather. Full Leather with decorative gold-stamping. Like New. 8vo, publisher's full dark green leather with three hubs and elaborate 22kt gold fleur patterns on spine & front cover; Foreword by Robert S. Brumbaugh, Prof. of Philosophy, Yale; illustrated with glossy color frontispiece of Socrates taken from classical models; all page edges gilded [a.e.g.]; v, [vi-viii] + 188 pages. Laid in is a small sheet on Prof. Brumbaugh from "The Library of Great Lives" by Easton Press. Weight: 1 lb. 7 oz. LIKE NEW & EXCELLENT brief biography of Socrates, the wise Athenian philosopher, "gad-fly" and martyr to speaking the truth as he saw it. Includes his student, Plato's, "The Apology." <br /> <br /> No marks by previous owners: book is new, very tight, very clean & bright.<br /> <br /> Alfred Edward Taylor (1869 - 1945), usually cited as A. E. Taylor, was a British idealist philosopher most famous for his contributions to the philosophy of idealism in his writings on metaphysics, the philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, and the scholarship of Plato--Wiki.

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Bookseller
Borg Antiquarian US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
9059
Title
SOCRATES; By A.E. Taylor / With a Foreword by Robert S. Brumbaugh
Author
Taylor, A. E
Format/Binding
Full Leather with decorative gold-stamping
Book Condition
New
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Collector's Edition / Bound in Geuine Leather
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
The Easton Press
Place of Publication
Norwalk, Connecticut
Date Published
1989
Keywords
Philosophy, Greek, wisdom, Plato, Aristotle, hemlock, death, courage, wit, debate, illustrated, hero

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