The Temple Classics

Twenty-two early volumes of the smart Temple Classics series, containing an array of works selected for their significance in the realm of thought. A substantial twenty-one volume set of the Temple Classics, selected for their significance within the history of thought, edited by English scholar Israel Gollancz. Early volumes, published between 1897-1907, with the series running between 1896-1955.In the publisher's original blue cloth, with Carter, Bacon, Gaskell, Lamb and Howell (Vol.1) in soft green calf.Ranging from ancient philosophers and historians such as Aurelius and Plutarch, through to early modern thinkers like Pascal and Howell, these texts contains many classics that fit well with any scholarly bookshelf.- The Essays of Lord Michael Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Book II, Volume I. Contains a frontispiece of Montaigne's Chateau and a decorative title leaf. (1897).- The Essays of Lord Michael Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Book II, Volume II. Contains a frontispiece of Marie de Gournay and Pierre de Brach, and a decorative title leaf. (1897).- The Golden Book of Marcus Aurelius, translated out of the original Greek with notes by Meric Casavbon. Contains a frontispiece of Aurelius and a decorative title leaf. (1898).- Timber, or Discoveries Being Observations of Men and Manners, written by Ben Jonson. Contains a frontispiece of Jonson, and a decorative title leaf. (1898).- The Moral Discourses of Epictetus, translated by Elizabeth Carter, Volume II. Contains a frontispiece of Zeno and a decorative title leaf. (1899).- Plutarch's Lives, Englished by Sir Thomas North in Ten Volumes, Volume VIII. Contains a frontispiece of Demosthenes, and a decorative title leaf. (1899).- The Life and Death of Thomas Wolsey, written by George Cavendish. Contains a frontispiece of Wolsey. and a decorative title leaf. (1899).- Micro-Cosmographie or a Piece of the World Discovered in Essays and Characters, written by John Earle. Contains a frontispiece of Theophrastus and a decorative title leaf. (1899).- Cranford: A Tale, written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. Contains a frontispiece of Gaskell and a decorative title leaf. (1900).- The Essays of Elia, written by Charles Lamb. Contains a frontispiece of Lamb and a decorative title leaf. (1900).- Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral, written by Francis Bacon Lord Verulam. Contains a frontispiece of Bacon, and a decorative title leaf. (1902).- Verba Christi, The Sayings of Jesus Christ. Contains a frontispiece of Da Vinci's Il Redentore, and a decorative title leaf. (1903).- Familiar Letters, or Epistolae Ho-Eliane, Volume I, written by James Howell. Contains a frontispiece of Venice, and a decorative title leaf. (1903).- Familiar Letters, or Epistolae Ho-Eliane, Volume II, written by James Howell. Contains a frontispiece of Ben Johnson, and a decorative title leaf. (1903).- Familiar Letters, or Epistolae Ho-Eliane, Volume III, written by James Howell. Contains a frontispiece of old St. Paul's, and a decorative title leaf. (1903).- Sacrum Commercium, The Converse of Francis and His Sons with Holy Poverty, translated by Canon Rawnsley. Contains a frontispiece of St. Francis of Assisi, and a decorative title leaf. (1904).- The Thoughts of Blaise Pascale. Contains a frontispiece of Pascal, and a decorative title leaf (1904).- The Provincial Letters of Blaise Pascal. Contains a frontispiece of Port Royal, and a decorative title leaf. (1904).- Essays and Sketches, written by Charles Lamb. Contains a frontispiece of Lamb and a decorative title leaf. (1904).- The Hymns of Prudentius, translated by R. Martin Pope and R.F. Davis. Contains a frontispiece of The Good Shepherd and the Blessed Virgin, and a decorative title leaf. (1905).- The Hellenics of Gebir, written by Walter Savage Landor. Contains a frontispiece of Landor and a decorative title leaf. (1907). In the publisher's original blue cloth, with Carter, Bacon, Gaskell, Lamb and Howell (Vol.1) in soft green calf.Externally, sma.…