Essays of Montaigne /
translated by Charles Cotton ; an entirely new edition formed from a collation of the foreign quotations, a fresh English rendering, and a careful revision of the text throughout to which are added some account of the life of Montaigne, notes, a translation of all the letters known to be extant, and an enlarged index ; with portraits and other illustrations ; edited by William Carew Hazlitt.
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In collection: | W. B. Yeats Library |
Format: | Book |
Language: | English French |
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London :
Reeves & Turner,
1902.
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Edition: | New edition. |
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Notes: | Title printed in red and black. "The text of these volumes is taken from the first edition of Cotton's version printed ... 1685-86, and republished in 1693, 1700, 1711, 1738, and 1743"--Preface. Many pages uncut in all four volumes. Inscribed on front free endpaper of volume 1: " W. B. Yeats, May 1905, from A.E. F.H." Includes bibliographical references and index. Physical description: 4 volumes : frontispieces (2 portraits), illustrations, plates, folded facsimile ; 23 cm Citations/References: A descriptive catalog of W. B. Yeats's library, Edward O'Shea. - New York ; London : Garland, 1985. page 178. more |