notes rolleston (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. New and enlarged edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 480 [v illustrated plates] printed pages of text. Damp stain to the rear board, spine ends turned-in with shallow rubs, feint tan age spots to the end papers and closed page edges. Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow nicks and chips to the spine ends and corners, 15/- to the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SOCIAL & HUMANITIES.

Book Title: The Teaching of Epictetus: Being the "Encheiridion of Epictetus," with Selections from the 'Dissertations' and 'Fragments' Author: Epictetus; translated with introduction & notes by T. W. Rolleston Publisher: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., London Series: Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books Publication Date: c. 1891 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 222 Book Condition: Very Good Description: A well-preserved late 19th-century edition of The Teaching of Epictetus, translated by T. W. Rolleston and published by George Routledge & Sons as part of the notable Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books series, designed to bring essential works of philosophy, literature, and culture to Victorian audiences. This edition includes The Encheiridion ("Handbook"), along with carefully chosen passages from Epictetus's Dissertations and Fragments, accompanied by a scholarly introduction and explanatory notes. Notable for its integral printed quotations on the endpapers, featuring passages from Goethe and St. Augustine, a thoughtful touch from the publisher linking classical wisdom to later thinkers. Featuring 222 pages of philosophical reflection, this volume remains significant for readers and scholars of Stoicism and classical ethics. Condition: Boards: Original binding is firm with minor rubbing to edges Binding: Tight and secure Pages: Clean, lightly aged, with no annotations Endpapers: Feature printed quotations from Goethe and St Augustine (as issued) Overall: A very good copy, structurally sound and free from ownership inscriptions.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. Sixth Edition - Revised and Enlarged (first published 1923). Hardback copy in brown cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to front and spine. Unclipped dustjacket (30s net) in new removable protective clear sleeve.491pp. 9 b/w photographic plates to rear. Not library copy, no inscriptions, couple of small tears to top edge of rear dustjacket. (24/6).