Michel de Montaigne - Essays (New/unread) Folio Society
Folio society edition - in new/unread condition and presented in a matching slipcase.
Translated by Professor M. A. Screech
Selected and introduced by Sarah Bakewell
The Folio Society presents an exquisite gold-and-leather hardback of Essays by Renaissance nobleman and thinker Michel de Montaigne.
How to get on with people, how to deal with violence, how to bring up children, how to live? These questions obsessed Renaissance nobleman and philosopher Michel de Montaigne, whose free-roaming explorations of his own thoughts and experiences were unlike anything written before. Wise but questioning, witty and idiosyncratic, and incredibly modern in outlook, Montaigne’s thoughts are still relatable 400 years after his death. And now Folio has produced a fitting tribute with an edition, beautifully adorned in gold and leather, featuring an exclusive selection of his best essays – chosen by acclaimed Montaigne biographer Sarah Bakewell – showing the vast variety and originality of his work, from short, quirky pieces to longer investigations of sex, writing and friendship. Bakewell has also provided a comprehensive and insightful introduction on the man, his life, his work and his everlasting influence.
Quarter-bound in blocked leather with blocked cloth sides
Set in Arno Pro with Dawnora Initials
440 pages
Black & white frontispiece
Printed in two colours throughout
Ribbon marker
Printed endpapers
Gilded page edges
Cloth slipcase
11˝ x 6¾˝
