first edition Hardcover
1940 · London
by [Latin] Plato; Raymundus Klibansky (Raymond Klibansky); Victor Kordeuter
London: Warburg Institute, 1940. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume I. 92pp. Slim quarto [27 cm] Light gray cloth over boards. Text block just starting to crack at the rear, but remains very solid. Latin text. Paris-born Raymond Klibansky (1905-2005), the son of Jewish parents, was a philosopher, historian, and activist. He was a towering figure in twentieth-century philosophy and a prominent member of the Warburg circle. Klibansky spent a great part of his career studying the history of Platonism and the Platonic tradition. (Inventory #: 68346)