Montaigne, Michel De, Translated by John Florio (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover; Volume 3 only; No. 442 of Everyman's Library; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; illustrated endpapers; small number of margin marks; otherwise contents in good condition with firm binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Second American Edition, with Additions. LONDON : 1898. Temple Classics. Volume 1 of 6. Half-title. Hardback. Frontispiece with tissue-guard to each volume. Dark-blue cloth; gilt decorative spine; blind stamped boards. Top edges gilt; others untrimmed as issued. Decorative title-page printed in red and black. Slight browning to end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. Neat owner name; no internal markings. VERY GOOD. (viii), 294 pages. Index. Uncommon. MICHEL EYQUEM DE MONTAIGNE (1533-1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with serious intellectual insight; his massive volume Essais (translated literally as 'Attempts' or 'Trials) contains some of the most influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers all over the world, including Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Albert Hirschman, William Hazlitt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig, Eric Hoffer, Isaac Asimov, and possibly on the later works of William Shakespeare. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 12mo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1897. Temple Classics. Volume 3 of 6. Half-title. Hardback. Frontispiece with tissue-guard to each volume. Dark-blue cloth; gilt decorative spine; blind stamped boards. Top edges gilt; others untrimmed as issued. Decorative title-page printed in red and black. Slight browning to end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. VERY GOOD. (v), 426 pages. Index. Uncommon. MICHEL EYQUEM DE MONTAIGNE (1533-1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with serious intellectual insight; his massive volume Essais (translated literally as 'Attempts' or 'Trials) contains some of the most influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers all over the world, including Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Albert Hirschman, William Hazlitt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig, Eric Hoffer, Isaac Asimov, and possibly on the later works of William Shakespeare. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 12mo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1897. Temple Classics. Volume 2 of 6. Half-title. Hardback. Frontispiece with tissue-guard to each volume. Dark-blue cloth; gilt decorative spine; blind stamped boards. Top edges gilt; others untrimmed as issued. Decorative title-page printed in red and black. Slight browning to end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. VERY GOOD. (vi), 298 pages. Index. Uncommon. MICHEL EYQUEM DE MONTAIGNE (1533-1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with serious intellectual insight; his massive volume Essais (translated literally as 'Attempts' or 'Trials) contains some of the most influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers all over the world, including Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Albert Hirschman, William Hazlitt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig, Eric Hoffer, Isaac Asimov, and possibly on the later works of William Shakespeare. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 12mo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Reprint. LONDON : 1965. [ First published, 1910 in Dent Everyman Library Nos. 440, 441, 442. Larger format.]. 3 volumes complete. Half-titles. Hardbacks. Dark-purple cloth; gilt lettered spines. In dark-purple pictorial dust-jackets. Patterned end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only to jackets. VERY GOOD INDEED in GOOD jackets; now in a clear protective sleeves. Over 400 pages each volume. Index. Glossary. Scarce as a set. MICHEL EYQUEM DE MONTAIGNE (1533-1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with serious intellectual insight; his massive volume Essais (translated literally as 'Attempts' or 'Trials) contains some of the most influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers all over the world, including Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Albert Hirschman, William Hazlitt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig, Eric Hoffer, Isaac Asimov, and possibly on the later works of William Shakespeare. **Heavy set; some extra postage needed. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. Dent Everyman Library Nos. 440, 441, 442. SCARCE.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Not Stated. The three volume set is square and tight, no bumps or marks. The companion slip case is in like condition.

Cloth-backed Boards. Condition: As New. Octavo, 3-book boxed set, with box included. Montaigne's essay collection translated by John Florio, and Book One introduced by Graham Swift. As new condition. Beautiful patterned blue boards, with gilt lettering on the cloth spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Reprint. LONDON : 1897-1902. Temple Classics. 6 volumes complete. Half-titles. Hardbacks. Frontispieces with tissue-guard to each volume. Dark-blue cloth; gilt decorative spines; blind stamped boards. Top-edges gilt; others untrimmed as issued. Decorative title-pages printed in red and black. Slight browning to end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. Minor paper repair to one corner. VERY GOOD. Over 300 pages each volume. Index. Scarce as a set. MICHEL EYQUEM DE MONTAIGNE (1533-1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with serious intellectual insight; his massive volume Essais (translated literally as 'Attempts' or 'Trials) contains some of the most influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers all over the world, including Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Albert Hirschman, William Hazlitt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig, Eric Hoffer, Isaac Asimov, and possibly on the later works of William Shakespeare. **Heavy set; some extra postage needed. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 12mo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Reprint. LONDON : 1923. [ First published, 1910 in Dent Everyman Library Nos. 440, 441, 442.]. 3 volumes complete. Half-titles. Hardbacks. Green cloth; gilt lettered spines. In their library-style binding with reinforced end-papers. All edges green. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. Over 400 pages each volume. Index. Glossary. Scarce as a set. MICHEL EYQUEM DE MONTAIGNE (1533-1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with serious intellectual insight; his massive volume Essais (translated literally as 'Attempts' or 'Trials) contains some of the most influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers all over the world, including Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Albert Hirschman, William Hazlitt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig, Eric Hoffer, Isaac Asimov, and possibly on the later works of William Shakespeare. **Heavy set; some extra postage needed. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. Dent Everyman Library Nos. 440, 441, 442. SCARCE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Reprint. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1910. [ Dent Everyman Library Nos. 440, 441, 442.]. Undated first printing. 3 volumes complete. Half-titles. Ornate Art Nouveau decorative title-pages. Hardbacks. Brown ribbed-cloth; gilt lettered and decorated full spines. Patterned end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only (one small dent to cover of volume three; affects first couple of pages). VERY GOOD INDEED. Over 400 pages each volume. Index. Glossary. Scarce as a set. MICHEL EYQUEM DE MONTAIGNE (1533-1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with serious intellectual insight; his massive volume Essais (translated literally as 'Attempts' or 'Trials) contains some of the most influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers all over the world, including Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Albert Hirschman, William Hazlitt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig, Eric Hoffer, Isaac Asimov, and possibly on the later works of William Shakespeare. **Heavy set; some extra postage needed. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. Dent Everyman Library Nos. 440, 441, 442. SCARCE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of John Florio's tanslation, the first into English from French. Three parts in one volume with additional title pages for books two and three. Pages are 10 5/8 in. x 7 1/8 in. Bound with large portions of the front and rear leather from the original, or an early, binding laid down on a later leather rebinding. This old leather is decorated in a contemporary Cambridge-style blind-paneled calf, center panel tinted dark brown, with stamped decorations. Condition: Older leather is darkened and worn. More recent leather is fine, binding is tight and square. Early end-papers with a couple former owners' names. The title page has been professionally framed with paper to replace chipped edges, and remounted. The next two pages have outer edge repairs to the paper. The preliminary pages are darkened as are the final few pages. Occasional light toning near page edges. Water, or ink, stain along bottom edge of final 100 pages. No text is effected. Otherwise the paper is generally clean and strong; a very good, enjoyable copy of the first edition of a classic of the late Renaissance.