ciceronis tullii pearce zacharias (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 2nd edition. Disbound, G. xvi+308+[50]+2pp, both covers & all before the title missing, text block tightly bound althouh the title & last blank leaf loose, title yellowed with age, internally a nice copy. The last printed pages [ Aa4 ] are the catalogue of the publisher, Benjamin Dod. De Officiis [ On Duties ] of Cicero as translated & edited by Pearce. Cicero's work of 44 BC is divided into three books & is one of his most influential works. Giving his views on the correct moral & ethical way to conduct one's life, it is written in an anecdotal style & gives an insight into Roman political values & conflicts of the time. Zachary Pearce, Bishop of Rochester [ 1690 -1774 ], and noted academic, published a scholarly edition of Cicero's De Oratore in 1716 which established his academic reputation. 400 grams.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo. pp xvi, 384, [60]. Full mottled calf; spine with five raised bands, gilt ruling, and gilt-stamped decoration; morocco title label lettered in gilt. Title page lettered in red and black. Joints cracked but holding very well; minor areas of loss to spine ends. Short oldinscriptions on ffep; creases to ffep and following blank; endpapers and pastedowns browned at margins. Internally very clean and tight. About VG. Scarce.