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Esthétique, Comme Science de L'Expression et Linguistique Générale
by CROCE, Benedetto; Henry Bigot, [trans.]
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Paris: V. Girard & E. Brière, 1904. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (22.5cm). In contemporary half green leather, tooled in blind and gilt, titled in gilt on spine, with green cloth over boards; grey endpapers; [vi], 518pp. A sturdy copy in an appealing binding, gently rubbed, spine dulled; with minor browning to edges of leaves and occasional pencil annotations, else clean: Very Good. With an ownership inscription dated 1912.
Croce was an intellectual leader in the opposition to Mussolini's fascist regime, and author of the Manifesto of the Anti-Fascist Intellectuals in 1925. He was also a well-recognized philosopher and historian; Aesthetic was his first major work on art and aesthetic theory, introducing his key view that art is essentially expression. One copy of this translation in OCLC.
Croce was an intellectual leader in the opposition to Mussolini's fascist regime, and author of the Manifesto of the Anti-Fascist Intellectuals in 1925. He was also a well-recognized philosopher and historian; Aesthetic was his first major work on art and aesthetic theory, introducing his key view that art is essentially expression. One copy of this translation in OCLC.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54589
- Title
- Esthétique, Comme Science de L'Expression et Linguistique Générale
- Author
- CROCE, Benedetto; Henry Bigot, [trans.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- V. Girard & E. Brière
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1904
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