Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1967 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 229 pages, translator's notes, appendixes, bibliography, index. Text in English and facsimile Old German of the original 1759 edition. Slight dust soiling around the edges, small soil mark on the fore edge, tiny remainder mark on the lower edge, previous owner's name and sticker shadow on the front endpaper. Heavy chipping to the jacket edges- particularly on the back panel which also sports a few significant tears, , white soil spot on the front, price clipped. The translation begins on page 133 and contains a portrait of Hamann(1750) and a subtitle which reads: "Compiled for the Boredom of the Public by a Lover of Boredom. With a Double Dedication to Nobody and to Two." Two being perhaps the number of people who would read his book..

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Bookseller: Else Fine Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001646
Title: Hamann's Socratic Memorabilia: a Translation and Commentary
Author: O'Flaherty, James C
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins Press
Place of Publication: Baltimore
Date Published: 1967

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Fore Edge: The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Remainder Mark: Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...