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EPICTETUS. Epictetus his Morals, with Simplicius his Comment. Translated by George Stanhope. London: Richard Sare and Joseph Hindmarth, 1694.
8o (174 x 108 mm). Contemporary panelled calf stamped with central gilt coat-of-arms on upper cover and monogram on lower cover (light chipping to upper spine end and rubbing to edges, light worming to lower cover). Provenance: purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 26 June 1972.
FIRST EDITION of this translation and Stanhope's first book publication. He became dean of Canterbury, and was one of the most popular preachers of his time. Wing E3153.
8o (174 x 108 mm). Contemporary panelled calf stamped with central gilt coat-of-arms on upper cover and monogram on lower cover (light chipping to upper spine end and rubbing to edges, light worming to lower cover). Provenance: purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 26 June 1972.
FIRST EDITION of this translation and Stanhope's first book publication. He became dean of Canterbury, and was one of the most popular preachers of his time. Wing E3153.