The Temple Classics

by Various [inc. Blaise Pascal, Marcus Aurelius, Plutarch, Charles Lamb and many more]

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First edition

London: J.M. Dent and Co., 1897-1907. Cloth. Very Good. 6" by 4". Various. Twenty-two early volumes of the smart Temple Classics series, containing an array of works selected for their significance in the realm of thought. A substantial twenty-one volume set of the Temple Classics, selected for their significance within the history of thought, edited by English scholar Israel Gollancz. Early volumes, published between 1897-1907, with the series running between 1896-1955.In the publisher s original blue cloth, with Carter, Bacon, Gaskell, Lamb and Howell (Vol.1) in soft green calf. Ranging from ancient philosophers and historians such as Aurelius and Plutarch, through to early modern thinkers like Pascal and Howell, these texts contains many classics that fit well with any scholarly bookshelf.- The Essays of Lord Michael Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Book II, Volume I. Contains a frontispiece of Montaigne s Chateau and a decorative title leaf. (1897).- The Essays of Lord Michael Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Book II, Volume II. Contains a frontispiece of Marie de Gournay and Pierre de Brach, and a decorative title leaf. (1897).- The Golden Book of Marcus Aurelius, translated out of the original Greek with notes by Meric Casavbon. Contains a frontispiece of Aurelius and a decorative title leaf. (1898).- Timber, or Discoveries Being Observations of Men and Manners, written by Ben Jonson. Contains a frontispiece of Jonson, and a decorative title leaf. (1898).- The

• Publisher: J.M. Dent and Co.
• Year: 1897
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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