The Thirteen Epistles of Plato
by Plato; L. A. Post (trans.)
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Thirteen Epistles of Plato
Introduction, Translation and Notes by L. A. Post
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1925. Slim hardcover, green cloth with gilt titles on the spine. 167 pp, in VG condition with ex-lib stamps on the bottom edge and one page, otherwise unmarked (see photos)
About the epistles:
The Epistles of Plato are a series of thirteen letters traditionally included in the Platonic corpus. The Epistles focus mostly on Plato's time in Syracuse and his influence on the tyrants Dion and Dionysius. The authenticity of the letters is an open question.
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- Title
- The Thirteen Epistles of Plato
- Author
- Plato; L. A. Post (trans.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford at the Clarendon Press
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Plato, Syracuse, Ancient Greece, Sicily, forgery, socrates, letters, philosophy, politics, tyranny, dictatorship, democracy
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- VG
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