139 POPPER, Karl. On the Sources of Knowledge and of Ignorance. Annual Philosophical Lecture, Henriette Hertz Trust. From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume XLVI. London: Oxford University Press, 1960 INSCRIBED TO HIS COLLEAGE First separate edition, presentation copy to Popper’s London School of Economics colleague Harry Kidd, inscribed on the front wrapper, “To H. Kidd, with kind regards from K.R.P”. Kidd was senior administrator at the LSE in the 1960s, and later wrote a book, The Trouble at L.S.E., 1966–1967 (1969) on the student protests against the appointment of Walter Adams, former principal of the University College of Rhodesia, as director. Popper had founded the Department of Philosophy, Logic & Scientific Method there in 1946, and taught at the institution until 1969, influencing a generation of young economists and philosophers. Popper’s lecture was later republished in his 1963 collection Conjectures and Refutations . Octavo, pp. 39–71. Original green wrappers, front cover lettered in black. Light toning around extremities, contents clean and unmarked; an excellent copy. £1,750 [155022]
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137 PLATH, Sylvia. Ariel. London: Faber and Faber, 1965 An attractive copy of Plath’s most enduring poetry book First edition. Ariel is Plath’s most enduring poetry book, published two years after her suicide. The collection was edited by Ted Hughes and has an introduction by Robert Lowell. Plath believed her Ariel poems to be the best she had produced, “announcing to her mother that ‘they will make my name’” ( ODNB ). Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Light sunning to spine, three small marks to upper extremities and edge, just touching upper margins, else contents clean. A very good copy indeed, in like dust jacket, not price-clipped, spine and rear panels a little faded, a couple of nicks to spine panel ends, a few light marks, else bright. ¶ Tabor A5a. £1,250 [150727] 138 PLAUTUS. Comedies. London: T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1769–74 ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY BINDING First editions of the last three volumes, with the revised and corrected second editions of the first two volumes, together in a uniform and attractive
contemporary binding. “An esteemed translation, accompanied with excellent notes from the best commentators” (Lowndes). Thornton had announced his intention to translate Plautus into English verse as early as December 1762, publishing specimens in Robert Lloyd’s St James’s Magazine . Volumes I and II were first published in 1767. To these volumes, George Colman, to whom the translation was dedicated, contributed the translation of Mercator, while Richard Warner translated Captivi and supplied some of the critical matter. After Thornton’s death Warner completed the project in three further volumes using Thornton’s partial translations of two further plays. Only volumes I and II went to second editions; sets are often found pairing the second editions of the first two volumes with the first and only editions of the latter volumes – it is possible the print run was increased for the later volumes, and new editions of the initial two volumes were called for to make up the numbers. 5 volumes, octavo (218 × 130 mm). Contemporary calf, black and red calf labels, spines gilt in compartments, speckled edges. Light rubbing, bindings generally fresh with all joints and inner hinges intact, contents clean; an excellent set. ¶ Lowndes, p. 1880. £1,250 [154401]
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