Large paper edition, no. 49 of 150 numbered copies. Two volumes. 8vo. li, [1], 300, [2]; vi, 390, [2] pp. Half blue morocco with blue cloth covered boards by Birdsall, spines with four raised bands outlined and panelled in gilt, second panel lettered in gilt, top edges in gilt, marbled endpapers. A near fine set. London, George Bell and Sons, 1891.
A beautifully printed and well-bound limited edition of the main surviving work by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 50-c. 133 A.D.). The text is a reprint of George Long’s English translation of 1877.
The writings of Epictetus were mainly preserved through the careful notes of his pupil Flavius Arrianus (c. 95-175 A.D.), the historian of Alexander the Great; through these posthumous publications he had great influence on Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
