Marius the Epicurean
by Walter Pater
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Swanton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Modern Library leatherette edition, 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches (see photo). HARDCOVER, NO DUST JACKET. Cover is a little sunned, soiled and worn. Text is unmarked. Strong binding.
Synopsis
Marius the Epicurean is a philosophical novel by Walter Pater (published 1885), set in the Rome of the Antonines. It elaborates Pater's ideal of the aesthetic life, his cult of beauty tempered by asceticism, and his theory of the stimulating effect of the pursuit of beauty as an ideal in itself.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wood Thrush Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1976
- Title
- Marius the Epicurean
- Author
- Walter Pater
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Modern Library
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Wood Thrush Books
Biblio member since 2017
Swanton, Vermont
About Wood Thrush Books
Wood Thrush Books is an online bookselling business that specializes in nature writing, natural history, history, religion, philosophy and literature. We carry a good number of collectible, first edition hardcovers in very good condition, often with protected dust jackets.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...