The Handbook of Platonism

Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. Near Fine. 1993. First Edition Thus; Second Printing. Paperback. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a very faint stress crease near the lower corner of the rear panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.35 x 0.65 inches) . Translated and with an Introduction by John Dillon. Language: English. Weight: 11.5 ounces. Clarendon Later Ancient Philosophers Series. Paperback. The first English translation of Alcinous's Handbook of Platonism, accompanied by an introduction and a philosophical commentary that reveal the intellectual background to the ideas in the work. The Handbook purports to be an introduction to the doctrines of Plato, but in fact gives us an excellent survey of Platonist thought in the second century A. D. ; Clarendon Later Ancient Philosophers; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xliii, 226 pgs. pages .