Author: ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS
Title: The Praise of Folly (Modern Library #331. 1)
Description: New York: The Modern Library, [c.1962]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 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. Very Good in Poor dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Modern Library Editions >>Philosophy/Psychology/Thought
Title: The Praise of Folly (Modern Library #331. 1)
Description: New York: The Modern Library, [c.1962]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 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. Very Good in Poor dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Modern Library Editions >>Philosophy/Psychology/Thought
Price: US$ 14.50 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 83430
- Book number: 83430