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Montaigne: the Essays
by Montaigne; edited by Adolphe Cohn; translated by John Florio
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+. 1907. First thus. Hardcover. Hardcover in gilt-decorated boards. No dust jacket. First printing (1907) from Putnam, part of its French Classics for English Readers series. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Upper portion of spine gilt is slightly disturbed, and bottom has light wear. A selection of 25 essays by Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne) , one of the most significant philosophers of the 16th-century French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. Frontispiece engraving of the author, protected by intact tissue guard. 8vo. 364 pp. Including index plus two pages of other titles from the publisher. Heavy for international shipping. .
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- KULTURAs books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89176
- Title
- Montaigne: the Essays
- Author
- Montaigne; edited by Adolphe Cohn; translated by John Florio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First thus
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Essayists; Philosophy
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.