A Letter About Sir Thomas More From Erasmus Of Rotterdam To Ulrich Hutten Dated: 23 July 1519
by Erasmus
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Orig. brown boards lettered and decorated in gilt. Near fine in original, slightly nicked glassine
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About This Item
Np: Np, 1935. Hardcover. Orig. brown boards lettered and decorated in gilt. Near fine in original, slightly nicked glassine. 12 leaves. Small folio, 31 x 23 cm. Limited edition, one of 100 privately printed in New York. The original letter cannot be traced but the greater part of this epistle was first published in 1536 and established in all the biographies of More. Text in Latin and English, the translation made by Laverne Madigan. At the end of this letter Erasmus terms Cicero a sycophant. Some mottling to covers, interior very clean and fresh. Laid-in calling card of Mr. Philip Hofer.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22778
- Title
- A Letter About Sir Thomas More From Erasmus Of Rotterdam To Ulrich Hutten Dated: 23 July 1519
- Author
- Erasmus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. brown boards lettered and decorated in gilt. Near fine in original, slightly nicked glassine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Np
- Place of Publication
- Np
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; History; Renaissance;
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