London: Josiah Taylor 1824. First Taylor edition of Theophrastus' timeless gallery of personality traits translated into English and beautifully illustrated with caricatures. The English translation is followed by the Greek text and notes. Taylor 1787-1865 was a philosophical and historical writer artist and inventor. Born into a family of engravers he initially followed this trade before turning to literature. This edition was welcomed with enthusiastic reviews the Literary Chronicle highlighting that "The sketches are bold and spirited full of character; there is scarcely an extraneous or unnecessary line in their whole engraving". This copy was bound for Sotheran's in London for Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale 1849-1912 with his gilt monogram stamp on the front cover. Dimsdale was a British banker and Conservative politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1901 to 1902. Quarto 270 x 193 mm. With 50 mounted wood-engraved illustrations. Late 19th-century green morocco over bevelled boards spine with raised bands gilt lettering in compartments monogram stamp "D" surmounted by a griffin's head and motto "quod Deus vult fiet" of Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale 1849-1912 on front cover marbled endpapers edges gilt. Spine and extremities faded to brown a few spots of wear at extremities front joint partly cracked short splits at rear joint ends and inner hinges but firm a little peripheral skinning to endpapers from adhesion margins of rear blanks toned occasional spot of foxing to contents otherwise clean. A very good wide-margined copy. hardcover
London: A J Valpy 1831. 24mo; burgundy leather over marbled boards; xvi 159 pages; b&w illustrations; front hinge is cracked and boards are rubbed else a very good clean tight copy. <br/><br/> London: A J Valpy, 1831 hardcover
xvi 159 pages illustrated with 36 black and white plates including frontispiece along with 14 line drawings throughout the text Published by A. J. Valpy hardcover
Oxford: Printed; and to be had of R. Clements and J. Fletcher…et al. 1754 First edition. Contemporary calf rubbed rebacked with old spine laid down. Octavo. Main text in Greek and Latin on facing pages. Extensive notes and observations in English. Covers rubbed corners worn. Armorial bookplate of William Frere 1775-1836 master of Downing College and later vice-chancellor of Cambridge University. Later pencil notations by a later student one dated 1932. A little light foxing. A good copy. The translator/compiler is Richard Newton 1676-1753 was educated at Christ Church College Oxford becoming a doctor of divinity in 1710. In 1710 he became principal of Hart Hall in Oxford where he tried to implement educational reforms. Running into opposition he oversaw its transformation into Hertford Colege. "Its statutes were the work of Newton and embodied his ideas on education… He would oversee tutors and students with equal strictness. Regular and rigorous academic exercises were to guarantee scholastic standards. Great power reposed in the principal who doubled as bursar. The principal in a manner more appropriate to a hall than to a college selected fellows. Future principals following Newton's own example were to be chosen exclusively from alumni of Westminster and Christ Church. Newton was keen too that an economical regime should attract undergraduates from less affluent backgrounds and compete for members against other colleges within the university. As principal he watched vigilantly over the domestic economy of the house. He calculated that the annual expenses of an undergraduate could be cut to about £31. He also waged an unavailing battle against the distractions that seduced the young from their studies. His frugal regimen at Hertford of 'small-beer and apple dumplings' was easily mocked"Oxford DNB. An able translator he produced this as part of his academic work and it was published posthumously. Printed; and to be had of R. Clements and J. Fletcher…[et al.], unknown
Les Belles Lettres. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 225100422X . Light rubbing and toning overall. Text in French and Greek. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; French And Greek Edition; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 119 pages . Les Belles Lettres hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 88397 ISBN : 225100422X 9782251004228
Edward Stanford 1894 Cloth small 8vo. 1st edition. Signed by Wood. 97 pp. with 5 illusttrations. Red boards with gilt at spine. Some fading to boards. Pages unmarked & tight. Scarce signed copy. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Edward Stanford hardcover
Ienae = Jena: Friederici Frommanni 1799. Later edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. 3 vi-xxx 2 1-262 pp. Contemporary straight-grain green morocco boards with gilt decorations and borders gilt decorations to the turn-ins spine in six compartments with gilt decorations and gilt lettering on the spine. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound with a silk pink ribbon bookmark bound without the half-title. Text in Greek and Latin. Greek and Latin text and notes edited and corrected by Johannes Gottlieb Schneider. Dibdin 504. Moss 695-696. Oxford Classical Dictionary 1504-1505. Theophrastus was student of Aristotle's and an accomplished philosopher and logician. His Characters one of the surviving works from his prolific canon constitutes a list of brief outlines of negative personality types exhibited by people. Moss refers to Schneider's edition as the best one Dibdin says "the collector should not be without it." The book contains an account of the surviving manuscripts which provide modern readers with the remaining works of Theophrastus and incorporates elements of Amadutius' editing into his own. This is the first Schneider edition of Theophrastus' Characters. A touch of rubbing to the corners two ink inscriptions. Friederici Frommanni hardcover
Brill Academic Pub 1993-06-01. hardcover. Acceptable. 6x2x10. No dust jacket. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Sun tanned spine and top edge. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping. Brill Academic Pub hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : A190124uzmug169331 ISBN : 9004097864 9789004097865
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