Utopia by Thomas Robinson (46 results)

Paperback. Condition: NF. NF TRADE-PAPERBACK.

Condition: New. pp. 176.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reissue Edition; First Printing. Barnes & Noble Classics; 5.75 X 1 X 8.44 inches; 254 pages; minor smudge on DJ's spine. Light speckles on spine inside the DJ. Light yellowing on pages. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. DJ is not price-clipped.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Fine and unmarked book beneath an unclipped dust jacket. There are no tears or conspicuous damage to the jacket, BUT there is certainly some local creasing, principally, but not exclusively, to the spine ends. Overall, an excellent copy, the book remaining in essentially fine condition. Translated from the Latin by Ralph Robinson. Introduction by Jenny Mezciems. An extensive Chronology is included. xli, 148pp.…

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Former Library book. In polypropylene bag. (philosophy) A reading only copy. Boards/spine/hinges may be broken, detached, or missing. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes/highlighting, be heavily stained, or detached. May be missing non-text pages (e.g. end pages, half title, title, frontispiece.).…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Reprint of 2nd ed. of this translation, London, Imprinted by Abraham Wele, 1556.STC 18095.

1st ed. thus hardback in original cloth Very Good 16 mo. x + 220pp., frontis., Introduction by H. G. Wells. Signs of use occasional annotations o/w very good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 168 pages, a near fine hardback, contemporary green part leather binding with gold gilt and five raised bands to the spine, and speckled boards in between. Also the end papers with the same speckled design and top page edges are gold gilt. A superb Victorian book that has the Armorial bookplate of the Audenham House, Herts. [Gibbs Family after 1671] on the inside of the front cover. It then went to a university library - there's minimum evidence of this. We have acquired many of these English Reprints, all with matching bindings.…

576 p. Sehr guter Zustand, ungelesenes Mängelexemplar, im Buchschnitt als solches gestempelt. 9783743376786 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 782 16,7 x 3,9 x 2,2 cm, Softcover/Paperback.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition without jacket on light green cloth ++ Phamphlet on introduction to utopia by FJ moorhead will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable.

Hardback. Condition: VG. No DW. 1st Edition. Name of owner at front of book. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. BUT front endpapers stained brown from a newspaper clipping (removed).

Hardcover. Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Two volume set. Contemporary of original grey boards; spines with new labels. Volume 1. Clxxx + 141 pages. Frontispiece portrait of More is lacking. Volume 2. 320 pages. An uncommon Dibdin edition of this classic work. Formerly in the Thomas More collection of the College of New Rochelle Library with perforated stamps to title pages; ink lettering to spines. Mid 19th century owner bookplate and ownership signature dated 1919. Housed in a handsome burgundy clamshell box with labels lettered in gilt.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Both volumes present, in a custom slipcase. Hardcovers. These appear to be bound in the original gray/blue paper with paper spines. Both volumes in custom dustjackets made from the same cloth as the slipcase. Spines of these jackets stamped with gold labels, "Utopia/Dibdin Edition. Original Boards Uncut. London 1808. Volume 1. Clxxx + 141 pages. Frontispiece portrait of More. Binding is coming apart, with spine strip loose and several signatures detached. It's all still square and clean, but needs to be reassembled. Bookplate on inside front cover of William Charles Flack, and his signature above it. Volume 2. 320 pages. In about the same condition. Also with bookplate and signature. A scarce edition of the classic work, by a well respected printer. …

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1906 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 175 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 175 Language: English.…

London: Chiswick Press for George Bell and Sons. 1903. Folio. Publisher's cream quarter cloth with brown cloth sides, printed labels to spine and upper board, fore- and tail-edges uncut, two spare printed labels tipped in at end; pp. xi, [1 (blank)], 265, [1 (colophon)]; text printed in red and black on paper watermarked 'Chiswick Press', title within elaborate woodcut border signed W.L. Bruckman, frontispiece incorporating reproduction of Holbein's portrait of More with tissue guard, 5- and 8-line woodcut initials, large woodcut vignettes to pp. 8 and 17 after Ambrose Holbein; some soiling and rubbing to boards, splitting to cloth at upper joint; sporadic light foxing throughout, heavier to endpapers and first and final leaves, p. 39 browned; but a very good, sound copy.No. 177 of 220 copies of the handsome Chiswick Press edition of the first English translation (1551) of More's Utopia, illustrated with woodcuts after those of Ambrosius Holbein, brother of Hans Holbein the Younger, to the 1518 Basel edition.Utopia 'inveighs against the new statesmanship of all-powerful autocracy and the new economics of large enclosures and the destruction of the old common-field agriculture, just as it pleads for religious tolerance and universal education' (Printing and the Mind of Man). This edition reproduces the Utopian alphabet and a stanza in the Utopian language from the 1518 edition (p. 151) and includes a life of More by William Roper, his son-in-law, as well as several of his letters, many to his daughter Margaret. A further 210 copies were privately printed for distribution in New York by the Chiswick Press for the Scott-Thaw Company.…

The Kelmscott Press limited edition of Sir Thomas More's "quintessential humanist dialogue" (ODNB), first published in Louvain in 1516. Quarto, original publisher's limp vellum with gilt titles to the spine, original silk ties, text printed in red and black in Chaucer and Troy types, 2 full-page woodcut borders and initials designed by William Morris. One of 300 copies printed by William Morris and edited by Frederick S. Ellis. William Morris believed that Utopia belonged in every Socialist's library. 40 copies of this edition were "ordered in advance by an Eton master, with the intention of distributing them as prizes among the boys of the college, but when the work appeared with a compromisingly Socialistic introduction by Morris, the order, from motives of prudence, had to be cancelled." Cockerell 16; Peterson A16; Sparling 16. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. An exceptional example. Thomas Moreâs Utopia (1516) drew on a rich tapestry of intellectual influences, including Platoâs Republic, St. Augustineâs De civitate Dei, Amerigo Vespucciâs accounts of the New World, and Erasmusâs Institutio Principis Christiani. These sources converged in Moreâs portrayal of an idealized society that critiqued the political and social structures of early 16th-century Europe. Utopia was "a tract for the times, to rub in the lesson of Erasmus; it inveighs against the new statemanship of all-powerful autocracy and the new economics of large enclosures and the destruction of the old common-field agriculture, just as it pleads for religious tolerance and universal education" (PMM). William Morris's Kelmscott Press edition of 1893 represented a significant moment in the bookâs reception history, aligning Moreâs humanist vision with the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement. Morris, a socialist and a key figure in the revival of traditional craftsmanship, saw in Utopia a kindred critique of industrial capitalism and social inequality. The Kelmscott edition, with its richly ornamented typography and hand-crafted aesthetic, emphasized the bookâs ethical and artistic value, treating it not merely as a literary classic but as a political and philosophical statement. By publishing Utopia in a form that rejected mass production and celebrated medieval design principles, Morris reinforced the textâs challenge to modern economic structuresâ"much like More had criticized the enclosure movement and the erosion of common-field agriculture in the 16th century.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1895 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 203 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 203 Volume no. 14 Language: English.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1906. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 175, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 175 175.…