International standard book number
0948021063
Shelfmark
Iaa3.3.14
Author
Uniform title
[Symposium English & Greek 1986]
Title
Symposium of Plato = Platonos Symposion / translated by Tom Griffith ; engraved by Peter Foster.
Varying form of title
Distinctive title: All greek to me
Publication, distribution, etc.
Marlborough : Libanus Press, MCMLXXXVI [1986]
Physical description
[156] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Note
Greek title appears in Greek on title-page.
Note
Parallel Greek and English texts.
Note
The special edition has an additional part with a seperate title-page: "All Greek to me : a collection of essays, written by Tom Griffith & Michael Mitchell, describing the making of Libanus Press' Symposium ...".
Note
With a half-title.
Note
Antigone and Lutetia types on watermarked Velin d'Arches rag paper.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College Library.
Provenance
Ms. inscription: "Binding by Sally Lou Smith, commissioned 1990 by Lord Justice Lloyd and Lady Lloyd".
Binding
20th century grey/brown morocco with cut-out shapes on boards revealing in-lays of leather in blues, greens and gold, with gilt lettering on spine, blue leather pastedowns with gilt lettering, blue patterned hand-made paper endpapers, and edges gilt ; housed in original grey/brown morocco and light blue/green box with gilt lettering ; bound by Sally Lou Smith.
Copy-specific note
One of 355 copies being copy B of 15 copies lettered A-O of unbound special sheets.
Copy-specific note
Ms. previous shelfmark.
Subject
Love Philosophy.
Added entry--name
Griffith, Tom tr.
Added entry--name
Forster, Peter, 1934 - ? engraver.
Added entry--name
Lloyd, Timothy, 1946 - ? donor.
Added entry--name
Smith, Sally Lou, 1925 - ? binder.
Added entry--name
Libanus Press printer.
Added entry--place
England Marlborough.
Identifier
B26892