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Published by A. L. Burt Company, New York
- Hardcover
Seller: The Archives, Manassas, VA, U.S.A.The Archives
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This Burt's Home Library edition of The Republic presents Plato's foundational philosophical dialogue in the respected English translation by John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughan, long favored for its clarity and scholarly apparatus. Issued as part of A. L. Burt's widely circulated Home L…ibrary series, the volume was intended to make classical works accessible to a broad early-20th-century readership at an affordable price. Although undated, bibliographic evidence - including the A. L. Burt Company spine imprint, series typography, binding style, and the internal Burt's Home Library catalogue priced at $1.00 per copy - supports a publication window of circa 1900-1905. The blank title-page verso is consistent with Burt's production practices of this period, which frequently reused earlier plates without resetting copyright pages. Bound in the publisher's original maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering, the book retains a solid, attractive appearance. This is a well-preserved example of a classic American reprint series, appealing to collectors of Plato, early philosophy in English translation, and turn-of-the-century educational publishing. Plato (c. 428-348 BCE) was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, forming the foundational triad of Western philosophy. His dialogues - written as dramatic conversations -explore ethics, politics, metaphysics, and epistemology, with The Republic standing as his most influential work on justice, governance, and the ideal state. Plato's ideas have shaped philosophical, political, and educational thought for over two millennia.
The Republic
Plato (Author); John Llewellyn Davies & David James Vaughan (Translated Into English With Analysis & Notes by)
Language: English
Published by Macmillan & Co., Ltd., London, 1919
- Hardcover
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.gearbooks
Contact seller5-star sellerDecorative Hardcover Canvas. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 370 pp. A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, scarce, true collectible gem! A great copy! Solidly bound copy with moderate overall wear and use, given its age. Occasional pencil markings on text. Still some uncut pages. No dust jacket.
