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(Philosophy). Diogenes Laerce (Schneider). "The lives of the most illustrious philosophers of antiquity with their dogmas, systems, morals and most remarkable sentences. Translated from the Greek by Diogenes Laerce". In Amsterdam, 1761, new edition with portraits. 3 volumes in-12 bound in full contemporary basane. A frontispiece engraved by Fritzsch, engraved title pages. (XXXII) 345 pp, 443 pp and 373 pages. Notice to the binder. Tables. Complete with 28 portraits out of text. Edition to which one added the life of the author, that of Epictetus, of Confucius, and their morals and a historical summary of the life of the women philosophers of antiquity. Spine of the third volume rubbed, as well as an edge of the second volume. Worm work on false title page of the third volume. Ex libris in old pen. Some scattered soiling on a few leaves without seriousness, some dull corners. A good copy with well contrasted portraits. One will notice the important and remarkable presence given in this edition to the women philosophers translated from Latin by Gilles Ménage
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(Philosophy). Diogenes Laerce (Schneider). "The lives of the most illustrious philosophers of antiquity with their dogmas, systems, morals and most remarkable sentences. Translated from the Greek by Diogenes Laerce". In Amsterdam, 1761, new edition with portraits. 3 volumes in-12 bound in full contemporary basane. A frontispiece engraved by Fritzsch, engraved title pages. (XXXII) 345 pp, 443 pp and 373 pages. Notice to the binder. Tables. Complete with 28 portraits out of text. Edition to which one added the life of the author, that of Epictetus, of Confucius, and their morals and a historical summary of the life of the women philosophers of antiquity. Spine of the third volume rubbed, as well as an edge of the second volume. Worm work on false title page of the third volume. Ex libris in old pen. Some scattered soiling on a few leaves without seriousness, some dull corners. A good copy with well contrasted portraits. One will notice the important and remarkable presence given in this edition to the women philosophers translated from Latin by Gilles Ménage
