Aristotelis de Rhetorica seu Arte Dicendi Libri Tres, Graecolat.
Aristotelis de Rhetorica seu Arte Dicendi Libri Tres, Graecolat.
Aristotle.; Theodore Goulston
Typis Eduardi Griffini, M.DC.XIX (Edward Griffin), 1619
[First edition printed in England of Aristotle's Rhetoric.] Quarto, 22 x 17.5 cm. Bound in modern calf. [8], 239, [9] p. Large woodcut title engraving, coat of arms verso of title. Printed in three columns, with parallel Greek and Latin texts, with commentary, shoulder notes on third column. Early Oxford provenance: Charles Frayer (sp?), 1717; Thomas Bland, Exeter College, Oxford. Signature on title and front blank. Refs: STC 766; Brunet I, 476.
The translator, Goulston (1572-1632) dedicated this volume to Prince Charles. After graduating from Oxford he worked as a physician in London and became a fellow of the College of Physicians. According to Dibdin, Goulston's version of Aristotle's Rhetoric was the most popular 17th century version.