Xenophon - Le Festin de Xenophon - 1666

Xenophon Le Festin de Xenophon de la version de Mr Le Févre Paris: Chez Thomas Jolly, 1666. First edition thus. Xenophon's Le Festin (or Le Banquet). Xenophon's Symposium is the less famous companion to Plato's. features his teacher Socrates developing his theory of earthly and heavenly love. The book was printed in Saumur by Jean Lesnier. It received its privilege du Roy in December 1665. Original vellum binding with the title in ink to the spine. Vellum, is somewhat darkened. Binding is holding well. Internally clean and tidy throughout, with a little darkening only. Tanneguy Le Fèvre (1615-1672) was a philologist and translator. This work is viewed as one of his masterpieces. (7) ff. 209 pp. 145 by 80mm (5¾ by 3¼ inches). 12mo. Conforms to OCLC: 250638401 which records only two library holdings.

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