Great Essays of All Nations: Two Hundred and Twenty-Nine Essays from All Periods and Countries
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 39-41 Parker Street, Kingsway, London, 1929
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Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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First printing. Stated at copyright: "First published 1929 by George Harrap & Co. Ltd." Navy buckram (cloth) boards, blind-stamp border, gilt spine titles w/two narrow bands and vignette, moderate shelf wear, rub. Pages generally very good w/moderate wear, toning to endpapers, discoloration to few. Dark blue top-stain. Intriguing publisher's colophon at title page of sailing vessel atop seashell w/flourishes and gull soaring above. Small antiquarian stamp inside cover: "From the Libary of Louis H. Whitehead, New York". Bind good; hinges intact. Near very good original first edition from George H. Harrap publishers in London, Bombay, and Sydney. In This Volume An Attempt Has Been Made, Not To Present A More Or Less Haphazard Collection Of Elegant Extracts, But To Illustrate The Development Of One Of The Most Important Forms That Literature Has Assumed. 229 essays from all periods and countries: India, Persia, Arabia, Roumania, Poland, France, Holland, and so forth starting from Plato (On Democracy) of Ancient Greece to Christoper Morely of the US with his essay "On Doors". Printed in Great Britain by Jerrold & Sons, Limited, Norwich. 1017 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.…
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- Title
- Great Essays of All Nations: Two Hundred and Twenty-Nine Essays from All Periods and Countries
- Author
- Pritchard, F. H. (Editor)
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 39-41 Parker Street, Kingsway, London
- Publication year
- 1929
- Condition
- Good
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
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