Peter Abélard
by McCabe, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1901. First Edition. 8vo. ix,402pp, Index, plus 4p publisher's catalog. Quarter parchment & drab paper boards, gilt letters, top edges gilt. Very good condition, spine lightly soiled with few scuff marks, board edges slightly rubbed. Biography of Peter Abélard, based chiefly on the letters of Abélard and Heloise. Peter Abelard was the "pre-eminent philosopher and theologian of the twelfth century" (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). His love affair with Heloise was passionate and physical but forbidden according to the laws of their time. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 402 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13277
- Title
- Peter Abélard
- Author
- McCabe, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Mores, Philosophy, Religion, Romance, Love Affair
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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