[ARISTOTLE (384-322 B. C.)]. [GILLIES, John (1747-1836), translator]. Aristotle's Ethics and Politics, Comprising His Practical Philosophy, Translated from the Greek. Illustrated by Introductions and Notes; the Critical History of His Life; and a New Analysis of His Speculative Works. London: Printed for A. Strahan, T. Caddell Jun. and W. Davis, 1797. 4tos. Two volumes. xv, [1, errata], 416 pp.; vi, [1, errata], [1, blank], 434, [1, ads] pp. With both half-titles present. Includes the translator's life of Aristotle and extensive commentary. Contemporary tree calf with gilt morocco spine labels. FIRST EDITION OF THIS GROUNDBREAKING AND GENERALLY RESPECTED ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PARTS OF ARISTOTLE'S OUTPUT. 

Bindings worn, joints cracking, hinges starting, endleaves toned, endleaves and text foxed, later (1945) gift inscription on the front blank of volume I. A very good set, with a generally clean interior, rarely found on the market.