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MORE, SIR THOMAS, Utopia (Written in Latin by Sir Thomas More and Done Into English by Ralph Robynson).
Norwalk, CT:, Easton Press,, (1981). Easton Press' Collector's Library of Famous Editions. Introduction by H. G. Wells. 10 1/4 x 7. Bound in full tan leather with gilt-stamped title and vignette on the front cover and vignette on the back cover. Three raised spine bands with gilt-stamped title in the panels. Gold silk moire end papers and a bound-in silk book mark. All edges are gilt. Fine condition. Laid in is Easton's Notes From The Archives which provides information about the book and the author. Written in Latin and first published in 1516, Utopia was not translated into English until 1551. As that was a dozen years before the birth of Shakespeare, you would expect the language to be somewhat difficult. Though this text retains the charm of Ralph Robynson's picturesque and racy style, spelling and paragraphing have been modernized, and any obscure words or phrases are conveniently defined in the adjacent margin."
Offered for US$ 35.00 by: Sun Mountain Books - Book number: 12408
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