The Works of Michel de Montaigne:with Notes, Life and Letters Complete in Ten Volumes
by Montaigne, Michel de; Cotton, Charles (translator); Hazlett, William Carew (editor)
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- Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Edwin C. Hill, 1910. This is the Emerson Edition of the complete essays of Montaigne, published in a limited edition of 1050 copies (this is #492) in 1910, with the text translated by Charles Cotton, first published in1685-86, as revised and corrected by the editor William Carew Hazlitt, grandson of the English essayist Wiilam Hazlitt; the first volume includes Emerson's essay on Montaigne and a preface by the editor; the last volume includes a sketch of the life of Montaigne, his letters, and the notes and index for all of the volumes; each volume contains a frontispiece and three additional illustrations (quarter tan cloth over green paper-covered boards, title and volume number on tan paper spine label, gilt top edge, other edges are rough-cut; all volumes are good to very good; some volumes have worn edges and/or corners; all spines are darkened; otherwise these are clean, tight, sturdy copies; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore; this set can only be shipped within the United States and will require an extra shipping charge). Quarter Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Limited Edition.
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- House of Our Own Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005049
- Title
- The Works of Michel de Montaigne:with Notes, Life and Letters Complete in Ten Volumes
- Author
- Montaigne, Michel de; Cotton, Charles (translator); Hazlett, William Carew (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Edwin C. Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1910
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NOISBN NOAMZ
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- Essays;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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