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Essays of Montaigne: to Which Are Added Some Account of The Life of Montaigne, Notes, a Translation of All The Letters Known To Be Extant, And An Enlarged Index, With Portraits
by Montaigne, Michel de; Charles Cotton (trans.) and William Carew Hazlitt (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
5 Volumes Complete. Deluxe edition, privately printed for the Navarre Society on fine laid paper in a hand-set, specially cast font. front. Front boards with a gilt fleur-de-lis in center, gilt ruled edges, top page edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, some uncut. Bindings tight, text clean and bright throughout, not a library copy, no bookplates, a few minor pencil marks, cream cloth, spines browned, end-pages have some brown staining, prob. from paste-down paste. Very Good Minus condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Setton Book Collection
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125
- Title
- Essays of Montaigne
- Author
- Montaigne, Michel de; Charles Cotton (trans.) and William Carew Hazlitt (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Cream cloth, gild ruled edges, gold stamping
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Navarre Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Montaigne essays, Montaigne letters, Charles Cotton, William Carew Hazlitt
- Size
- 9 1/4" x 6 1/2"
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Setton Book Collection
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Setton Book Collection
Biblio member since 2019
Neenah, Wisconsin
About Setton Book Collection
European history, with a loose focus on the late medieval/early Renaissance period, including the Crusades; some first or contemporary editions from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; some scholarly works in English, French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Catalan, Russian.Some works from the libraries of Reeve Shley at Ripplebrook; John L. La Monte; Kenneth M. Setton; Howard Ellison Whitney; Wilhelmina, Duchess of Cleveland; Washington Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers, Joseph Harrison Brazier; Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.Also some exotic Americana and other eclectic gems that have serendipitously popped up over the years."I just wanted to say that the service and quality of the book received from 'Setton Book Collection' was exceptional. I am very pleased with the book: A Narrative of the Conversion and Death of Count Struensee. 5 star service all the way.Best Regards,Pete,London, England13 October 2020
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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