Author: MONTAIGNE, MICHEL DE
Title: Montaigne: Selected Essays (Modern Library #218. 2)
Description: New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1956]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition presenting a selection of the works of France's Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592). His writings displayed his beliefs over a period of about 20 years, and were the first to use the descriptive word "essai" for this type of literary work. In the Charles Cotton-W.C. Hazlitt translation, as revised and edited by Blanchard Bates, who has also supplied an introduction. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i / verso advertises 376 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1956 (though 1949 date appears in book). ML #218.2. --- With inked notations to verso of half title page and some dulling to cover titling, otherwise a clean, sturdy and tightly-bound copy. Price-clipped dust jacket is a little age-toned, with chips & small tears to edges, else intact and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; xxxiii, (2), 602, (2, ads) pages. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket .

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