1701 The History of Philosophers - Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, etc

Description: The History of Philosophy: Containing The Lives, Opinions, Actions and Discourses of the Philosophers of every Sect. Illustrated with Effigies of divers of Them. By Thomas Stanley, Esq; The Third Edition. To which is Added the Life of the Author, never before Published. London: Printed for W. Battersby and A. & J. Churchil, 1701, 658 pp. The History of the Chalaick Philosophy. By Thomas Stanley. London, Printed for A. & J. Churchil, 1701, 63 pp. 14 x 9”, 4to. In poor condition. As is. Front board missing. Rear board attached by cording only, very fragile. Rear board’s leather is chipped and soiled. Corners are worn to the boards. Red-rot present. Leather spine completely gone except for a very small piece in the second compartment down with gilt lettering. Water dampness stain to top edge. Textblock exhibits moderate foxing. Some instances of bent pages or chipped pages. Front end-page, flyleaf, and half-title page missing - text starts at title page. Binding is intact. Perfect candidate for restoration. Please see photos. Sir Thomas Stanley (1625-1678) was an English author and translator. He was born in Cumberlow, Hertfordshire, and educated in company with the son of Edward Fairfax, the translator of Tasso. He proceeded to Cambridge in 1637, in his thirteenth year, as a gentleman commoner of Pembroke Hall. Stanley’s major work was The History of Philosophy, a series of critical biographies of philosophers, beginning with Thales. The life of Socrates included a blank verse translation of The Clouds of Aristophanes. A fourth volume bearing the title of The History of Chaldaick Philosophy was translated into Latin by Jean Le Clerc in 1690. FORN-MSB-0623-0707-HK238

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