UTOPIA ... translated into English by Raphe Robinson (1551), a new edition with copious notes ... by Thomas Dibdin.
by MORE, Thomas, Sir
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MORE (Thomas), Sir ... UTOPIA ... translated into English by Raphe Robinson (1551), a new edition with copious notes ... by Thomas Dibdin. London: William Bulmer, Shakespeare Press, for William Miller, 1808. Two volumes, portrait frontispiece + various head and tail pieces throughout the volume. 8vo, clxxx 141- [iv] 320pp; early red grained morocco, spines and fore-edges extra gilt. Corrections leaf bound behind 2nd title-page.
First edition of Dibdin's important version of More's Utopia, preceded only by his earlier Introduction to the Knowledge of Editions of the Classics (1802), which brought him under the notice of the second Earl Spencer, to whom he owed much assistance in his later bibliographical pursuits.
First edition of Dibdin's important version of More's Utopia, preceded only by his earlier Introduction to the Knowledge of Editions of the Classics (1802), which brought him under the notice of the second Earl Spencer, to whom he owed much assistance in his later bibliographical pursuits.
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- BATTLEDORE LTD (US)
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- Title
- UTOPIA ... translated into English by Raphe Robinson (1551), a new edition with copious notes ... by Thomas Dibdin.
- Author
- MORE, Thomas, Sir
- Format/Binding
- Early red grained morocco, spines and fore-edges extra gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Bulmer, Shakespeare Press, for William Miller
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1808
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Antiquarian, Rare & Collectible Books;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
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