FIRST ENGLISH PRINTING OF THE WORKS OF PLATO – 1804 – COMPLETE IN FIVE VOLUMES.

Taylor, Thomas. The Works of Plato, Viz. His Fifty-Five Dialogues, and Twelve Epistles, Translated From the Greek… In Five Volumes. Printed for Thomas Taylor by R. Wilks. London. 1804. 12-3/8 Inches. 5 volumes. Re-bound, circa late 19th century half calf binding. Bindings chipped, but sound. First Complete Edition in English. Vol I: cxxiii,544 pages, 1 plate, pencil notes on three pages. Vol II: 657 pages, uncut pages. Vol III: 600 pages, tipped-in Errata, Occasional damp staining to the last 100 pages. Vol IV: 614 pages, uncut pages. Vol V: 720 pages.        …Nine Of The Dialogues By The Late Floyer Sydenham, And The Remainder By Thomas Taylor; With Occasional Annotations On The Nine Dialogues Translated By Sydenham, And Copious Notes By The Latter Translator; In Which Is Given The Substance Of Nearly All The Existing Greek MS, Commentaries On The Philosophy Of Plato, And A Considerable Portion Of Such As Are Already Published.