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Venice: Aldus Manutius and Andreas Torresanus, 1513. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. September 1513. Two parts in one volume. Folio (306 x 201 mm). [32], 502, [2]; 439 [1] pp. Signatures: 112 24 a-z8 aa10 bb-hh8 ii4; A-DD8 EE4, with both blanks, 2/4 and ii4 present. Title in Greek and Latin, main text in Greek. Greek type 3bis: 90, Roman 12:90; 48 lines and headline. Aldine device (Fletcher no. f4) on title and colophon leaf verso at end, capital spaces with guide letters. 17th century calf over thick boards, rebacked before 1876 with brown morocco leather spine, renewed endpapers, dyed edges, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt ruling and lettering, gilt-stamped coat of arms of the Royal Society of London at foot (boards and raised bands rubbed, board edges worn, corners scuffed). Title dust-soiled and spotted, and with edge chipping at head, occasional minor dust-soiling and spotting mostly to outer margins in places, first two…

Opera, in the context of Plato, refers to the collected works of the classical Greek philosopher. This collection includes various philosophical texts that have been central to Western philosophy.

For ancient texts like Plato's works, identifying a 'first edition' usually refers to the earliest known published collection of his works. For example, the Stephanus edition is a reference edition for Plato's works.