PLATO; HANS ERNI [ILLUSTRATOR] GIOVANNI MARDERSTEIG [PRINTER],.
The Trial and Death of Socrates.
“for the unexamined life is not worth living”: The Limited Editions Club Edition of Plato's The Trial and Death of Socrates; signed by illustrator Hans Erni and printer Giovanni Mardersteig and finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1962.
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The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this collection of four dialogues written by Plato recounting the death of Socrates. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with color illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator Hans Erni and printer Giovanni Mardersteig of Verona at the Officina Bodoni on the colophon page at the rear. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 437. In fine condition. Translated from the Greek, with introductory analyses, by Benjamin Jowett. Preface by Huntington Cairns. Illustrated by Hans Erni.
Plato’s The Trial and Death of Socrates is a foundational text in Western philosophy that explores the ethical and political implications of Socrates' final days. Comprising four dialogues—Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo—the work examines the nature of justice, the role of the individual in society, and the immortality of the soul. In Apology, Socrates defends his philosophical mission as a divine duty, challenging the moral complacency of Athenian society. Crito presents a powerful argument for obeying the law even in the face of injustice, while Phaedo offers a vision of death as a release of the soul to a higher realm. Together, these dialogues portray Socrates not only as a martyr for truth but also as a model of rational integrity, whose commitment to philosophy transcends the fear of death.
The Trial and Death of Socrates.
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