The Works of Aristotle Part I.The Parva Naturalia
Published by Oxford University Press, 1908
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Oxford, 1908. Stiff wraps (grey paper over boards), as issued. A very good+ copy with minimum creasing to spine. No former owner marks. A collectible copy. Scarce in this condition. This is the first fascicle of the Oxford translation project, under the editorship of J. A. Smith and W. D. Ross. The series was undertaken as fulfillment of the bequest and will of Dr. Benjamin Jowett, that all proceeds from the royalties of his publications serve the new publication and translation of Greek authors, which the College and Delegates of Oxford University Press, initiate with this volume. With preface (at frontis) explaining same, dated 1907. The Parva Naturalia (a conventional Latin title first used by Giles of Rome: "short treatises on nature") are a collection of seven works by Aristotle, which discuss natural phenomena involving the body and the soul. The word Parva is of Sanskrit origin and is often used in literary texts. They form parts of Aristotle's biology. With full index. One of the most influential translation projects ever undertaken in the classics, still used as texts.…
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- Title
- The Works of Aristotle Part I.The Parva Naturalia
- Author
- Smith, J.A. and W.D.Ross editors and translators
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year
- 1908
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Wraps as issued
- Edition
- First of this edition.
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