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The Age of Enlightenment, An Anthology of Eighteenth-Century French Literature.

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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Mueller, Hans Alexander (Portraits) ;Forno, Susan (Sketches) Ilustrador. 2nd Edition. Although the preface and introductions to each reading are in English, the body of the work is in the original French. As the authors state in the preface: " Whether the general tendencies of the Enlightenment are approved or disapproved, they are already of tremendous historical significance." Indeed, these works were seminal in development of the U.S.A. constitution, the French revolution, Karl Marx's philosophy and all subsequent efforts to develop multi-national government. The major revisions in this 2nd edition are after p 263 and with the inclusion of a Bibliograohy . Otis Edward Fellows (1909-1993) was a scholar of 18th-century French literature. He taught in the humanities for almost forty years at Columbia University. Fellows co-edited this widely used anthology of 18th-century French literature entitled The Age of Enlightenment with Norman L. Torrey, his colleague at Columbia. Hans Alexander Mueller (1888-1963) was one of several prominent masters of woodcut and wood-engraving born in Germany who emigrated to the United States in the 1930s. He settled in Scarsdale, New York, where he worked as a freelance book illustrator and artist. Hardcover has forest green leatherette boards with silver lettering, but no DJ. Minor nicks, but square corners show this copy was valued. Prior owner's name on ffep adds no value. Book has been studied, extensive underlining throughout, some pages dog-eared. Binding tight and pages clean. Copyright renewed 1970, this version 1971. Printed in U.S.A. According to print-line, this copy is from the 4th impression of this 2nd edition. Because of the LCCN, suspect this copy printed in or after 1973. ISBN-10: 0-13-018465-9. LCCN: 73-147121. Bookstore ink stamp on ffep suggests this copy sold new for $27.50. Due to size and weight, additional shipping will be required for expedited or international orders. Prior Owner Name No Value. Nº de ref. del artículo: 007457

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