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PLATON. ESCHYLE. ARISTOTE. LUCRECE. Illustrés...

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The Great Precursors. Plato (trans. by A. Bastien). Aeschylus (trans. by L. Halévy). Aristotle (trans. by A. Bastien). Lucretia (translated by L. Crouslé). Illustrated by Jean Gradassi and Lucy Boucher. Monte-Carlo, Éditions Art et Couleurs, sur les Presses de la Société le Chant des Sphères 1978, 1979, 1980. 261, 216, 284 and 220 pp. 4 volumes bound in full red morocco basane, boards decorated in cold, with gilt fillet frames and recessed medallion in the center; spines with 4 richly decorated false nerves, gilt heads, in bordered slipcases, moiré endpapers. Spines uniformly lightened. Very fresh inside. Full-page illustrations under serpente. Limited edition of 2500 numbered copies. One of 1813 numbered copies, with certificate of authenticity. Set of 4 volumes.