The Athenian Oracle: Being an Entire Collection Of all the Valuable Questions and Answers in the Old Athenian Mercuries. Intermix's with many Cases in Divinity, History, Philosophy, Mathematicks, Love, Poetry, WITH: A Supplement.

DUNTON, JOHN.

Published by London Andrew Bell -1704, 1703

About this Item

4 volumes comprising volumes one to three plus the Supplement, bound in contemporary panelled calf, sometime but not recently artfully rebacked, spines gilt with raised bnds and red labels, date at good of spine, occasional minor brownig or magrinal stains to text, but overall very good throughout, MIXED EDITION SET, comprising the second ediiton of volumes one and two [1703 and 1704 respectively, the first editions of volume three [1704] and Supplement [1710]. The latter is complete with the fine engraved frontispiece ' An Emblem of the Athenian Society 1692' and the text includes a history of the Society. The 'Oracle' was one of the most extensive and popular of Dunton's publishing undertakings, originally a journal called 'The Athenian Mercury' which solicited questions from its readership upon every subject under the sun, these answered by a panel of 'experts' headed by Dunton himself. The whole is vast and diverse, but fortunately indexed, and respresents a remarkably broad refletcion on diverse learnign of the period. As such the parts are relatively common, but a fine set such as this is not, and quite desirable as well as attractive.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Athenian Oracle: Being an Entire Collection Of all the Valuable Questions and Answers in the Old Athenian Mercuries. Intermix's with many Cases in Divinity, History, Philosophy, Mathematicks, Love, Poetry, WITH: A Supplement.
• Publisher: London Andrew Bell -1704
• Publication Date: 1703
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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