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Verlag: Chatto & Windus, London, 1908
Anbieter: BOOKBARROW (PBFA member), Cambridge, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Thus. Volume 40 of The King's Classics series. Edited from the first edition with an introduction & notes by Robert Steele; translated by Ralph Robinson. Tissue guarded b/w. fronttis. illustration of Sir Thomas More. A work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More (1478â "1535), written in Latin and published in 1516. He was the first person to write of a 'utopia', a word used to describe a perfect imaginary world. More's Utopia imagines a complex, self-contained community set on an island, in which people share a common culture and way of life. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting their religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries. 16 page list of publisher's titles to rear. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 260 + 16 pages. Spine has worked loose at edges and been re-glued in position. Deckled outer & bottom edges (rough cut). Top edge gilt in good condition. Spine titles in red & black. Includes bibliography, notes, glossary & place names. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Classics; Socialism; Satire; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; Fiction. Inventory No: 5044. Hardcover (Grey boards with white cloth spine).