M. Tulli Ciceronis De Officiis Ad Marcum Filium Libri Tres - Notis Illustravit, & Tum Manuscriptorum Ope, Tum Conjectura Emendavit Zacharias Pearce, S. T. P

Ciceronis, M Tullii [ Cicero, Marcus Tullius ] & Pearce, Zacharias [ Zachary ] [editor]

Published by Veneunt apud Benjamin Dod, Londini [ London ], 1761

About this Item

Disbound, G. xvi+308+[50]+2pp, both covers & all before the title missing, text block tightly bound althouh the title & last blank leaf loose, title yellowed with age, internally a nice copy. The last printed pages [ Aa4 ] are the catalogue of the publisher, Benjamin Dod. De Officiis [ On Duties ] of Cicero as translated & edited by Pearce. Cicero's work of 44 BC is divided into three books & is one of his most influential works. Giving his views on the correct moral & ethical way to conduct one's life, it is written in an anecdotal style & gives an insight into Roman political values & conflicts of the time. Zachary Pearce, Bishop of Rochester [ 1690 -1774 ], and noted academic, published a scholarly edition of Cicero's De Oratore in 1716 which established his academic reputation. 400 grams.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: M. Tulli Ciceronis De Officiis Ad Marcum Filium Libri Tres - Notis Illustravit, & Tum Manuscriptorum Ope, Tum Conjectura Emendavit Zacharias Pearce, S. T. P
• Publisher: Veneunt apud Benjamin Dod, Londini [ London ]
• Publication Date: 1761
• Language: Latin
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Condition: Good