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The Dialogues of Plato. Translated into English, with Analyses and Introductions. 4 Volumes
by Plato; Jowett, Benjamin (Trans.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner, 1872. Complete in 4 Volumes, as published. NY: Charles Scribner, 1872. 8vo., 6" x 8 1/2", x+681; 607; 599; 594pp. plus ads. Pebbled purple cloth with gilt spine titles. Some age toning to the paper, two volumes slightly shaken, with corner chips off several sheets. Bindings strong and well preserved. Good plus. . Hard. Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008707
- Title
- The Dialogues of Plato. Translated into English, with Analyses and Introductions. 4 Volumes
- Author
- Plato; Jowett, Benjamin (Trans.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1872
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
The Wild Muse
Biblio member since 2005
Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Jacket
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- Pebbled
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