‎Plato‎

‎Plato‎

‎Works; A New and Literal Version Chiefly from the Text of Stallbaum Volume 5‎

‎New. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : A9781314573015 ISBN : 1314573012 9781314573015

‎PLATO‎

‎Ἁπαντα τα του Πλατωνος / Omnia Platonis Opera Greek. Willibald Pirckheimer's copy‎

‎Venice: Aldus Manutius and Andreas Torresanus 1513. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. September 1513. Two parts in one volume. Folio 306 x 201 mm. 32 502 2; 439 1 pp. Signatures: 112 24 a-z8 aa10 bb-hh8 ii4; A-DD8 EE4 with both blanks 2/4 and ii4 present. Title in Greek and Latin main text in Greek. Greek type 3bis: 90 Roman 12:90; 48 lines and headline. Aldine device Fletcher no. f4 on title and colophon leaf verso at end capital spaces with guide letters. 17th century calf over thick boards rebacked before 1876 with brown morocco leather spine renewed endpapers dyed edges spine with 5 raised bands gilt ruling and lettering gilt-stamped coat of arms of the Royal Society of London at foot boards and raised bands rubbed board edges worn corners scuffed. Title dust-soiled and spotted and with edge chipping at head occasional minor dust-soiling and spotting mostly to outer margins in places first two gatherings with light brown staining at gutter and top margin some small unobtrusive wormholes in first and last leaves final leaf EE4 attached to final flyleaf. Provenance: Willibald Pirckheimer large bookplate by Albrecht Dürer on front pastedown 171 x 119 mm with Latin Hebrew and Greek headline signed "Liber Bilibaldi Pirckheimer"; Thomas Howard 2nd Earl of Arundel; Royal Society of London; Walter Ashburner Florence ink stamps to title and some pages elsewhere; Pierre Bergé bookplate to first flyleaf a few markings and ink annotations in Greek in Pirckheimer's own hand. In all a very good crisp and extremely wide-margined copy printed on strong paper and with important provenance. Visit our website for more information and images! ---- <br> <br> EDITIO PRINCEPS OF PLATO'S WORKS IN GREEK AND WITH IMPORTANT PROVENANCE: The Pirckheimer--Earl of Arundel--Duke of Norfolk--Royal Society--Ashburner-Bergé copy. The Greek text was first printed in Venice by Aldus Manutius in September 1513 as part of the complete works of Plato edited by Marcus Musurus. This edition was also the basis for the Latin translation of the Pseudo-Platonic Demodokos Dialogi Platonis Axiochus see Aldus edition part II p.390ff. that the humanist Willibald Pirckheimer brought out in Nuremberg in 1523 with the printer Friedrich Peypus. Pirckheimer's teacher of Greek at Padua in 1490 was no other than Marcus Musurus a Cretan who edited several Greek Classics for Aldus including Plato's Opera for which "the transmitted text though by no means perfect was in a much better state than that of most authors and therefore did not invite editorial intervention on the same scale. In the Laws Musurus is thought to have made few if any alterations to the text." N.G. Wilson p.151. <br> The works of Plato in general stand at the origin of the Western tradition of scientific inquiry as well as that of philosophical thought. Socrates by his ceaseless and methodical questioning reported in the dialogues laid the foundation of the scientific method. Plato's own enthusiasm for mathematics and astronomy is evident in his works and he was credited in Antiquity with having promoted the advance of geometry in particular. The Timaeus which was available to the Latin Middle Ages in the 4th-century translation by Chalcidius offered a cosmography a theory of atomism and a physiology that regarded the brain as the organ of consciousness. Marsilio Ficino's Latin translation of Plato's works was printed in Florence in 1484 and reprinted in Venice in 1491. The Aldine Plato in Greek was dedicated to the new Pope Leo X. According to Aldus' preface the edition was made possible by the humanist interests of Leo's father Lorenzo il Magnifico. Lorenzo had sent Lascaris on a mission to the East. During the journey Lascaris had discovered manuscripts of Plato on Mount Athos. Aldus refers to these "very old and trustworthy manuscripts." One of the interesting features of this remarkable book is the "Hymn to Plato" a stirring poem written in a noble and lofty language. "In contents it constitutes a moving appeal to the spirit of Plato so to inspire the Western European nations with love for the heritage of the ancient Greeks that they will speedily go to the aid of their descendants whose harsh lot Musurus eloquently portrays in a lamentation on the destruction of liberty . aside from its literary merit the poem may also be considered a unique contribution to the historiography of the last phase of the crusade which sought unsuccessfully to rescue the Greek East from the Turkish oppressor." Geneakoplos. The address to Leo X also contains a review of the geographical discoveries made during the past 30 years including a reference to America: the Pope is urged to send missionaries to all corners of the earth. and to "other races discovered a few years ago in the Atlantic ocean by the Spaniards." <br> The important woodcut bookplate of Willibald Pirckheimer 1470-1530 one of the earliest known and the first to feature Hebrew characters was executed by Albrecht Dürer around 1503 ref. Meder 280-1. It shows the marriage coat of arms of Pirckheimer and his wife Crescentia a born Rieter. Above the two inclined shields in the shape of a stylized tart showing on the one hand an uprooted birch and on the other a double-tailed siren a stinging helmet rises frontally with a swinging helmet cover made of acanthus leaves. The torso of a bearded man with three birch leaves in his hair serves as a crest. The structure is supported by two winged putti. The frame is formed by cornucopia a garland held by geniuses with an animal skull hanging in the middle and a putti fight. In addition to the imprinted ownership notice that closes the woodcut at the bottom the dedication "SIBI ET AMICIS.P." is integrated into the representation. A separate wooden stick is here applied above to add the script that contains "Fear of God is the origin of wisdom" in Hebrew Greek and Latin. The bookplate was preserved and laid down on the new pastedown at the time the book was rebound on behalf of the Royal Society. It has minor loss by worming from previous boards and a torn lower right corner with loss of the final 3 letters of Pirckheimer's name. Pirckheimer a German humanist citizen of Nuremberg and close friend and patron of Albrecht Dürer was one of the greatest book collectors of his time. He had no son and his heirs were his sister Barbara Straeubing and his daughters. His sister died in 1560 and the splendid library came into the possession of Willibald Imhoff who had married Pirckheimer's eldest daughter. In May 1636 at that time on an Embassy to the Emperor at Vienna Thomas Howard 21st Earl of Arundel purchased Pirckheimer's library during his stay in Nuremberg "The chief event of Lord Arundel's stay at Nuremberg was undoubtedly his purchase of the famous Dirkheimer Library" M. Hervey The Life Correspondence & Collections of Thomas Howard Earl of Arundel p.364. <br> In 1667 through John Evelyn's efforts the library was presented to the fledgling Royal Society by the Earl's grandson Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk. In 1873 the Royal Society sold off some of the duplicate books to Bernard Quaritch and disposed of the remainder on 4 May 1925 at Sotheby's auction in London where our copy was sold to Frankfurt am Main based rare booksellers Joseph Baer & Co lot 165. The company probably sold it to Walter Ashburner in Florence. Walter Ashburner 1864-1936 born in Boston MA studied Classics at Balliol College Oxford from 1883 to 1887 and after graduation became a fellow of Merton College. In 1903 he retired and moved to Florence where he was one of those instrumental in the establishment of the British Institute of Florence in 1917. He returned to Oxford in 1926 as Professor of Jurisprudence but was forced to resign for reasons of health and returned to Florence where he died in February 1936. While in Italy Ashburner pursued his academic interests publishing a notable edition of Rhodian sea law in 1909 and a facsimile reproduction of an important Aristotle manuscript in 1927. He had a great love of books particularly early printed works and built an important collection which was auctioned by Hoepli in Lucerne in 1938. Our copy however must have taken a different way as it is not included in the catalog of that sale. Source: Univ. of Leeds special collections online resources. <br> LITERATURE: Norman 1714; PMM 27 rem.; Ahmanson-Murphy 114; Clemons and Fletcher 17; Renouard Alde 62:4; see Lowry The World of Aldus Manutius p.205; Wilson From Byzantium to Italy pp.151-2; Geanakoplos Greek Scholars in Venice. Studies in the Dissemination of Greek Learning from Byzantium to Western Europe 1962; Meder Dürer-Katalog 280-1; Sotheby's catalogue of valuable printed books sold by order of The President and Council of the Royal Society May 4 1925. Aldus Manutius and Andreas Torresanus hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 003389

‎Plato‎

‎Éponine Ou de la République: Ouvrage de Platon. Tome 4 Sciences Sociales French Edition‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 2011851904.G ISBN : 2011851904 9782011851901

‎Plato‎

‎Éponine Ou de la République: Ouvrage de Platon. Tome 5 Sciences Sociales French Edition‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 2011851920.G ISBN : 2011851920 9782011851925

‎Plato‎

‎Éponine ou De la république: ouvrage de Platon. Tome 1 Éd.1793 Sciences Sociales French Edition‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 2012660320.G ISBN : 2012660320 9782012660328

‎Plato‎

‎Études Sur Le Timée De Platon; Volume 1‎

‎like new. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 45041108 ISBN : 1016694857 9781016694858

‎Plato‎

‎Études Sur Le Timée De Platon; Volume 2‎

‎new. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 45082920-n ISBN : 101633754x 9781016337540

‎Plato‎

‎Études sur le Timée de Platon Vol. 2 Classic Reprint French Edition‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 0428503187.G ISBN : 0428503187 9780428503185

‎Plato‎

‎Études Sur Le Timée De Platon; Volume 1 French Edition‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 1016694857.G ISBN : 1016694857 9781016694858

‎Plato‎

‎Études Sur Le Timée De Platon; Volume 2 French Edition‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1016332645.G ISBN : 1016332645 9781016332644

‎Plato‎

‎Über Liebe und Unsterblichkeit.‎

‎1946 . Zürich: Rascher 1946. 8°. 343 S. kartoniertes Leinen Einband leicht verzogen; Vorsatz wenig befleckt; sonst gut erhalten Das Erbe der Antike. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 84525BB

‎Plato edited by Edith Hamilton and Huntington Cairns‎

‎THE COLLECTED DIALOGUES OF PLATO Including the Letters‎

‎Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1989. First Edition in this Format; Fourteenth Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good with a Very Good dust jacket. Minor edgewear to jacket including a few small bumps and chips. Very light smudging to jacket. Minor edgewear to boards. Previous owner stamp to front end page. Text is clean and unmarked. ; Bollingen Series LXXI; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Princeton University Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 14658

‎Plato (chosen & Edited By Sir Richard Livingstone)‎

‎Selections from Plato World's Classics #487‎

‎London: Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford 1941. 220 pages blind stamped navy cloth covers with blue printers ink on top edges navy silk ribbon intact bottom edges scruffed tight. DJ is gray with black & white ltrs while nicked on edges with tears & missing pieces on upper spine. First publised in the World's Classics series in 1940 and this publication in 1941. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 4 x 6. Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 0021437

‎Plato (illus E. Karlin)‎

‎LYSIS OR FRIENDSHIP/THE SYMPOSIUM/PHAEDRUS‎

‎Norwalk CT: Heritage Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Light sunning to covers. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 208 pages . Heritage Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 82881

‎Plato .‎

‎Gorgias: Ed. On the Basis of Deuschle-Cron's Edition by Gonzalez Lodge 1896‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 1112518126.G ISBN : 1112518126 9781112518126

‎Plato .‎

‎Plato's Republic: the Greek text Volume 1 Ancient Greek Edition‎

‎NEW. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : BIB-NOV-14-2025-463269

‎PLATO [CORNFORD]‎

‎Republic of Plato‎

‎Clarendon Press 1966 rpt xxvii 356pp hardback with undamaged but discoloured wrapper nice navy blue binding outside page edges little soiled/foxed inside paper nice and white and appears unused hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 83683

‎Plato Alexander von.‎

‎Der Verlierer geht nicht leer aus": Betriebsrate geben zu Protokoll Dietz Taschenbuch.‎

‎Dietz 1984. Softcover. Good. Covers are edge worn. Underlining on five to 10 pages. 220 pages. In German. Dietz paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 41713 ISBN : 3801230090 9783801230098

‎Plato and Kaplan J. D.‎

‎Dialogues of Plato; Apology Crito Phaedo Symposium Republic.‎

‎New York: Washington Square Press. 1950. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket. xi 386 p. 18 cm. . No previous owner's name. Clean tight pages. No bent corners. one page edge fold/tear No remainder mark. . Washington Square Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : Alibris.0056698

‎Plato and Rouse W H D Translated by‎

‎Great Dialogues of Plato‎

‎Signet Classics 1999 Mass-market paperback. Fine. Fine. Looks just like a brand new unread copy. 528 p. Complete texts of The Republic Apology Crito Phaedo Ion Meno Symposium. Signet Classics paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 10010782 ISBN : 0451527453 9780451527455

‎Plato Ann; Williams Kenny J. Introduction‎

‎Essays The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers‎

‎Oxford University Press 1988-04-14. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oxford University Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : Q-0195052471 ISBN : 0195052471 9780195052473

‎Plato Anthony Quinton Intro.‎

‎Symposium By Plato‎

‎Folio Society 1991. Hardcover. Very Good. 1991. No Edition Remarks. 66 pages. No dust jacket Folio edition with slipcase. Brown cloth with decorations and slipcase. Translated by Tom Griffith. Illustrated by Tom Phillips. Colour illustrated plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings. Boards have light edgewear with corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine with occasional markings overall. Slipcase has light edge wear with minor markings to panels. Folio Society hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1758635451DPB

‎Plato B. Jowett‎

‎The Dialogues of Plato in Four Volumes‎

‎Charles Scribner's Sons 1887. Hardcover. Used Good. 4-Volume set. Front and back covers have notable wear to edges and corners. Spine intact some wear cracking hinges. Binding is intact. Pages are generally clean with edge or corner wear slight tanning. X-Library marks on spine and inside with withdrawl stamps. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 377095

‎Plato Benjamin Jowett‎

‎Euthyphro Apology Crito Phaedo Great Books in Philosophy‎

‎Prometheus Books Publishers pp. 138 . Papeback. New. Prometheus Books, Publishers unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 61002180 ISBN : 0879754966 9780879754969

‎Plato Benjamin Jowett‎

‎The Republic and Other Works‎

‎Random House pp. 560 . Papeback. New. Random House unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 6748305 ISBN : 0385094973 9780385094979