Saint Idée d'une republique heureuse: Utopie: Amsterdam
by MORE, THOMAS, Sir
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
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Francois l'Honoré, 1730. Hardcover. Very Good. First illustrated edition. Full calf of the period, edges sprinkled red. 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches (16 x 9.5 cm); [6], civ, 364 pp., with frontispiece and 16 very fine engraved plates in the text. Shelf numbers marked on spine, small blindstamp to title, inked accession number to foot of first text leaf, generally a clean example. With the ownership inscription of John Burns, and the College of New Rochelle bookplate. A charming suite of engravings (versos blank, though the pagination follows), accompanied by Gueuedville's translation. Cohen-de Ricci col. 740, Gibson 24.
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- Title
- Saint Idée d'une republique heureuse: Utopie
- Author
- MORE, THOMAS, Sir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Francois l'Honoré
- Date Published
- 1730
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