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The Republic / translated out of the Greek by Benjamin Jowett with his introduction, analyses and summary ; and with medallions cut on wood by Fritz Kredel.
LIBRA - Vilain-Wieck Collection Heritage Club 33
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plato, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Republic. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Early works to 1800.
- Political science.
- Utopias.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Private press books (Printing)
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Garamond Number Three.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 622 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Norwalk, Conn. : Heritage Press, 1972.
- Language Note:
- In English: translated from ancient Greek.
- Notes:
- "The special contents of this edition are copyright ©1972 by the Heritage Press, Norwalk, Connecticut"--verso of title page.
- Type: Garamond Number Three --- from The Heritage club 'Sandglass'.
- In slipcase.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has an issue of the magazine of the Heritage Club (Sandglass) laid in.
- OCLC:
- 5827342
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