Plato, and the other companions of Sokrates. PLATO; GROTE, George.

Second edition; 3 vols; 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm); ads to rear of vol. I, bookplate to front pastedown of each vol., old binder's label to rear pastedowns, occasional light spotting; publisher's maroon cloth by Edmonds & Remnants of London, covers ruled in blind, spines lettered in gilt, faded, uncut edges, vols II & III top-edge unopened, minor wear, very good; xxxix, [1], 564, 32[ads]; xxviii, 620; xxiii, [1], 602pp. A comprehensive survey of the Platonic canon and the pre-Socratic philosophers, prefaced with a life of Plato, by the classical historian George Grote (1794-1871), Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. With provenance for the Liberal MP Richard Fothergill (1822-1903). He was elected to the House of Commons in 1868 for the constituency of Merthyr Tydfil, following the expansion of the suffrage with the passing of the Second Reform Act the previous year.