The Autobiography of Michel de Montaigne Marvin Lowenthal 1935 Houghton Mifflin Co. Book is very very nice vintage condition with dust cover showing age rix N
Up for sale is an exceptional copy of The Autobiography of Michel de Montaigne, selected, arranged, and edited by Marvin Lowenthal, published in 1935 by the Houghton Mifflin Company. Lowenthal brilliantly synthesizes Montaigne's famous essays, letters, and journals into a seamless, chronological self-portrait of one of history’s greatest Renaissance philosophers and essayists.
The book itself is in excellent, very nice vintage condition with highly crisp pages, a strong and tight binding, clean boards, and sharp corners.
Condition Notes:
The original dust jacket is included but shows age-appropriate wear, including typical toning, edge chipping, and shelf age. It has done its job perfectly by keeping the hardcover underneath beautifully preserved.
A premium, sharp addition to any collector's library of philosophy, classic literature, or high-quality 1930s biography editions.
The Dust Jacket: Even with visible aging, finding a 1935 trade edition jacket intact is uncommon. Because it protected the underlying book so well, the "very very nice" condition of the core book pushes this toward the premium tier for this specific printing.
Literary Merit: Lowenthal's arrangement of Montaigne's life remains a highly regarded, readable text for scholars and casual philosophy collectors alike, sustaining a steady demand over generic historical biographies.