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The Republic
by Plato / Jowett, Benjamin (transl.)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked. Slipcase VG: age toning
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1972. first edition. hardcover. Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked. Slipcase VG: age toning. Fritz Kredel. 8vo 622pp. includes Sandglass pamphlet. Translated out of the Greek by Benjamin Jowett with his Introduction Analyses and Summary. And with Medallions cut on wood by Fritz Kredel. #02058.
Synopsis
The Republic is Plato's most famous work and one of the seminal texts of Western philosophy and politics. The characters in this Socratic dialogue - including Socrates himself - discuss whether the just or unjust man is happier. They are the philosopher-kings of imagined cities and they also discuss the nature of philosophy and the soul among other things.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1996
- Title
- The Republic
- Author
- Plato / Jowett, Benjamin (transl.)
- Illustrator
- Fritz Kredel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked. Slipcase VG: age toning
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- philosophy, Plato, The Republic, dialogues, nonfiction, Heritage Press
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
Biblio member since 2023
Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
small online used bookstore based in Chattanooga, TN. Little bit of everything, but lots of modern first editions.
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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