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PLATO.
Les Oeuvres de Platon, traduites en francois avec des remarques. Et la vie de ce philosophe, avec l'exposition des principaux dogmes de sa philosophie (The Works of Plato).
Paris: Chez Jean Anisson, 1699. FIRST DACIER EDITION Two volumes. Volume I: TP + [1]-[68] + 1-548; Volume II: [1]-614 + [1], 12mo. First edition of an important translation by André Dacier With an extensive introduction and a life of Plato. This is the first printing of any collected edition in French. This 'Dacier Plato' was the source for first English translations, starting with The Works of Plato Abridg'd (1701). This First Edition 'Dacier Plato' was the most popular edition of Plato during the eighteenth century. In some later editions, responsibility for this translation is transferred to Dacier's wife Anne Lefevre. Both were highly respected Hellenist and Latinist scholars who also translated Aristotle, Homer and Epictetus. André Dacier was an editor of the Delphin and was librarian to the king. Though many libraries have various editions of this 'Dacier Plato,' this First Edition is very rare: OCLC lists five copies (Cornell, New York Public Library, Oklahoma, Cambridge, and the University of London). Bound in lovely contemporary vellum. Some loosening to binding of volume one. Slight ink staining to bottom edges. Some darkening and rubbing to covers. Minor aging to contents. Overall, a very good, clean two-volume set with bright pages throughout.
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