A Book of "Characters" ... Compiled and translated by Richard Aldington, with an introduction and notes
1924, First Edition. London New York : G. Routledge & Sons ; E. P. Dutton & Co. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #437550
Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Physical description; xvi, 559 pages. Notes; From Theophrastus; Joseph Hall, Sir Thomas Overbury, Nicolas Breton, John Earle, Thomas Fuller, and other English authors; Jean de la Bruyere, Vauvenargues, and other French authors. Subjects; English prose - 17th century. European literature - Character studies. English prose - 18th century. English prose - 16th century.
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