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PLATO [Jowett's Translation] .
The Dialogues of Plato translated into English by B. Jowett, M.A.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1871. FIRST EDITION OF THIS TRANSLATION Volume 1: Half-title + TP + 1 leaf= Dedication + [vii]-x + 1 leaf = Contents + half-title + [3]-715; Volume 2: Half-title + TP + 1 leaf = Contents + half-title + [1]-612; Volume 3: Half-title + TP + 1 leaf = Contents + half-title + [3]-635; Volume 4: Half-title + TP + 1 leaf = Contents + half-title + [3]-599 + [1]-12 = Publisher's Advertisements; Octavo. Benjamin Jowett's landmark translation which, 135 years later, is still the most popular English version. It was the first complete English translation of Plato by a single person. Bound in original cloth. The spine of volume 1 has a small, shallow gouge in it. The spines sunned to a dull brown and just a bit worn and chipped in a few places. The front and back covers, however, have not been sunned and remain a rather intense reddish-burgundy. In two custom clamshell boxes. Otherwise, a clean and bright set. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
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