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.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592.
Contributors: Hazlitt, William Carew, 1834-1913.
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In collection: W. B. Yeats Library
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published / Created: London : Reeves & Turner, 1902.
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.

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YL 1343/1
Manuscripts Reading Room
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Yeats Library Volume 1
YL 1343/2
Manuscripts Reading Room
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Yeats Library Volume 2
YL 1343/3
Manuscripts Reading Room
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Yeats Library Volume 3
YL 1343/4
Manuscripts Reading Room
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Yeats Library Volume 4