Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras, or Pythagoric Life. Accompanied by Fragments of the Ethical Writings of Certain Pythagoreans in the Doric Dialect; and a Collection of Pythagoric Sentences from Stobaeus and Others, which are Omitted by Gale in his Opuscula Mythologica, and have not been noticed by any editor. Translated from the Greek by Thomas Taylor.

Edité par London: John M. Watkins, 1965

  • Éd. originale
  • Livre relié
  • Occasion
Afficher toutes les informations
Image de l’article 1 de 5

Vendeur : My Father's Books, Bennington, VT, Etats-UnisMy Father's Books

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 5 novembre 2002

Afficher les articles de ce vendeur
Livre relié

Etat: Occasion - Bon

EUR 170,54

EUR 4,31 expédition 
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

Item description from seller

Printed in Great Britain. Date from the title page. (Second Impression: Limited to 500 copies.) Introduction, The Life, &c., Fragments, Footnotes, Additional Notes; xi, [iii], 252 pages. The original light yellow cloth is excellent, with corners square and copper lettering on the barely bumped spine about as bright as if just issued. [NB---the author's name is 'Iamblicus' on the spine and also on the dust jacket.] The interior is creamy-bright, crisp, and completely clean. The engraving of the head of Iamblichus faces the title page. This is a lovely fresh copy. The original dust jacket shows some age-toning, mostly on the sunned spine, has several chips, not affecting the text, and is clipped at the bottom of front flap. [Please see my five images of the actual book.] From the Introduction: "With respect to the Pythagoric Sentences in this volume, [. . .] I have endeavored, and I trust not in vain, to give the genuine sense of Sextus, unmingled with the barbarous and polluted interpolations of Ruffinus." § [T]he Pythagoric life which is here delineated [. . .] exhibits piety unadulterated with folly, moral virtue uncontaminated with vice, science unmingled with sophistry, dignity of mind and manners unaccompanied with pride, a sublime magnificence in theory, without any degradation in practice, and a vigor of intellect, which elevates its possessor to the vision of divinity, and thus deifies while it exalts." [See my father's 1926 first reprint of this work, listed separately.] As with every book from my father's collection, tipped-in at the front is the small, attractive, acid-free bookplate pictured on my homepage. All books are wrapped with special care and are shipped promptly with tracking; international sales sent via global priority, also with tracking.

N° de réf. du vendeur 002861

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras, or Pythagoric Life. Accompanied by Fragments of the Ethical Writings of Certain Pythagoreans in the Doric Dialect; and a Collection of Pythagoric Sentences from Stobaeus and Others, which are Omitted by Gale in his Opuscula Mythologica, and have not been noticed by any editor. Translated from the Greek by Thomas Taylor.
Auteur
Iamblichus [Iamblicus]. Translated from the Greek by Thomas Taylor.
Éditeur
London: John M. Watkins
Année de publication
1965
État de l'article
Near Fine
Jaquette
Very Good
Reliure
Hardcover
Édition
1st Edition, Limited Edition
Catalogues du vendeur
Added Recently, Philosophy, Philosophy (Ancient)

My Father's Books

Bennington, VT, Etats-Unis

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 5 novembre 2002

Frais d'expédition à l'intérieur de ce pays : Etats-Unis

Article5 à 14 jours ouvrés3 à 6 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 4,31EUR 9,41
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Chèque
  • Mandat

Description de la boutique

The books listed here are, indeed, from my father's library, representing the depth and varied interests of a modern scholar's mind. Dr. Henry LeRoy Finch, professor emeritus of philosophy and a published author, trained in the classics (graduating top in his class at Yale), and went on to develop an appreciation for modern thinkers. It took over half-a-century to amass this collection of primarily-scholarly books with a broad range of subjects from Philosophy and Religion (with an emphasis on the interrelationships and intricacies of Eastern and Western Thinking) to scientific influences played out over the entire history of humankind, touching necessarily on Art, Anthropology, Archaeology, Literature, History of various Cultures, Psychology, Physics, and Spiritual Thought, including Theosophy and Mysticism. Many are esoteric philosophical works, out-of-print and unavailable elsewhere. A great number cover the interconnections of so many subjects as to defy classification. His was a working library: each volume was read and familiar, its whereabouts on a shelf always known, even when "double-parked." Though many of the books are esoteric, others will appeal to the general reader, often making an abstruse subject more approachable. (There are a hundred books on Einstein alone!) In addition, there are numerous paperbacks--classics, scholarly, first-published editions, several versions of the same book (in different translations), handy for packing along in a back pocket. Each of the volumes from the collection has a bookplate tipped in at the front and may have pencil marginalia--sparse or profuse. I have tried to reflect this in all the listings, but feel free to call and discuss further details of a book's condition. As it will take a long time to write up all the descriptions, some of you may wish to call and ask about a particular book you have been seeking. Meanwhile, I'll try to keep an eye on the "Wants" list. Thank you for visiting this page. I hope my father's books will eventually find happy homes; it was one of his last wishes.

Spécialité

Philosophy, Religion, Judaica, Christianity, Eastern Studies, Science, Mathematics, Literature, Psychology, Mysticism

Profil professionnel du vendeur

My Father's Books

VT, Etats-Unis