Live auction - Lot 739
[Presse privée - Nonesuch Press]
Essays. John Florio's translation.
MONTAIGNE, Michel de
€ 150 / 250
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Lot description
London, The Nonesuch Press [Scotland by R. & R. Clark], 1931
2 vol., 8vo.
Publ. morocco by [The Leighton-Straker bookbinding company], central medallion in green morocco gilt ruled with the motto "Que scay-je ?" on covers, spines with raised bands, gilt heads (sm. traces of use). In a common slipcase (used). Untrimmed copy.
Edition by J.I.M. Stewart based on John Florio's third edition of Montaigne (1st: 1630). Limited edition to 1375 copies (900 for England, 475 for the United States) on Pannekoek paper (n. 1279).
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