Aesop in Greek
Aesop in Greek
Aesop in Greek
Aesop in Greek
Aesop in Greek
Aesop in Greek
Aesop in Greek
Kevin F. Kelly, Bookseller

Aesop in Greek

Regular price $750.00 $0.00

Aesop in Greek. [Greek letters]: Mythoi Aisopoy. | Æsopi Fabulæ Græco-Latinæ. Cum novis notis, necnon versione emendata. Editio, prioribus antehac editis correctior; et ad usum Juventutis Regiæ Scholæ Etonensis accommadata. Boston [and] Cambridge: Sumptibus Cummings et Hilliard [and] Hilliard et Metcalfe typographis, 1812. Contemporary calf with green label, front joint cracked but holding soundly by the cords, typical wear and tanning but quite good for an American student book of the period.
This would appear to be the first example of Aesop in Greek printed in America. (#kfk31) $750.00

 

This would appear to be quite rare, we have had one other copy, but have not seen others. As for relevance, well this was obviously printed when the United States did not have an official language, furthermore, I heard a rather thoughtful expert on AI say that Fables are likely to be the best chance for Artifiicial Intelligence to have a cognizable moral compass. The greek version must be important at least somewhat.

 


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