The Praise of Folly ; (Modern Library #331.1)
Published by The Modern Library [c.1962], New York, 1962
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, U.S.A.Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA)
AbeBooks seller since April 1, 2003
Condition: Used - Very good
Current price: US$ 14.00
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Stated first printing, in an undated copy. Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was a Dutch theologian who wrote in Latin. This work is one of his most admired series of essays, presented in a Modern Library edition. Translated from the Latin, with a prefatory essay and commentary, by Hoyt Hopewell Hudson. Includes a couple of black & white illustrations and index of proper names. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style j, verso advertises 415 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1962 (though 1941 date appears in book). ML #331.1. --- With discreet pencilings in a few locations, else clean, tightly-bound and otherwise unmarked copy. Poor only price-clipped dust jacket has lost about 1/4 of its spine, and with additional chips, tears and soiling; now protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xli, 164 pages.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Praise of Folly ; (Modern Library #331.1)
- Author
- ERASMUS, Desiderius
- Publisher
- The Modern Library [c.1962], New York
- Publication year
- 1962
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Poor
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition Thus.
- Seller catalogs
- >>Modern Library Editions, >>Philosophy/Psychology/Thought
Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA)
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