Country of Origin: United States of America,Publisher: B. Bragg,Year Printed: 1707,Special Attributes: 1st Edition,Binding: Leather,Original/Facsimile: Original Athenian Sport: or, Two Thousand Paradoxes Merrily Argued, To Amuse and Divert the Age Title: Athenian Sport: or, Two Thousand Paradoxes Merrily Argued, To Amuse and Divert the Age Publication: London: B. Bragg, 1707 Edition: First Edition Description: Fine Leather Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. A Member of the Athenian Society. Athenian Sport: or Two Thousand Paradoxes Merrily Argued, to Amuse and Divert the Age. London: B.Bragg, 1707. First Edition. Half title, [iv] v, 544pp. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full calf gilt decorated Cambridge style binding with five raised bands, decorated compartments and elaborate edges and turn ins; AEG. Bookplate on front pastedown, boards show just a few minor spots of rubbing, else nice. The book is a collection of 2,000 philosophical, satirical, and humorous arguments designed to challenge conventional wisdom. As stated on the title page, these are "Pleasant Theses" that are "Merrily Argued" to amuse the reader, specifically defending ideas that seem strange or contrary to common opinion. Featured Paradoxes To give your buyers a taste of the exact contents, you can list these specific paradoxes advertised directly on the title page: On Life and Death: "What we call Life, is Natural Death" and "Every Man is corporally born twice." On Wealth and Happiness: "Content is the greatest Misery" and "He is the Happiest Man who has neither Mony nor Friend." On Love and Relationships: "The Virgin Paradox, or a Young Lady may Love and Hate the same Person at the same Time" and "The Loving Shrew, or the Kindest Women are the most Cruel." On Perception and Reality: "The Eye beholds as much when it looks on a Shilling, as when it speculates the whole Heaven" and "No Man sees but he that is stark blind." On Society and Justice: "To imprison a Debtor is to set him at Liberty." Provocative Theses: "Inconstancy is a most commendable virtue" and "'Tis the Pleasantest Life to be always in Danger." . Near Fine. Seller ID: 1069 Subject: Ancient History, Literature & Fiction