Essays of Montaigne. Selected edited, and newly done into English by Francis Carmody
- SIGNED
- 1948
1948. Hillsborough, California: The L-D Allen Press, 1948.
8vo, 181 pp. Engraved title, headpieces and initials in purple, red, and green, designed by Mallette Dean, initials hand-illuminated. Full red damask cloth, gilt title on backstrip, top edge gilt. Bookplate. A near fine copy with only slightly toning to the endpapers.
§ Limited to 200 copies, a scarce and very early Allen Press book. A well chose selection of Montaigne’s essays, richly printed in unusual color selections.
8vo, 181 pp. Engraved title, headpieces and initials in purple, red, and green, designed by Mallette Dean, initials hand-illuminated. Full red damask cloth, gilt title on backstrip, top edge gilt. Bookplate. A near fine copy with only slightly toning to the endpapers.
§ Limited to 200 copies, a scarce and very early Allen Press book. A well chose selection of Montaigne’s essays, richly printed in unusual color selections.