The Charlatanry of the Learned (De Charlataneria Eruditorum, 1715)
by Mencken, Johann Burkhard / aka, MENCKE, John Burcard / Mencken, H. L. - editor, with an Introduction by
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1937. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. 178 pp + xii pp index, Limited to 1475 copies, small bookstore plate at bottom hinge fr pastedown, Preface by Editor, Preface by Author, two Lectures, Index. Binding tight and square, pages unmarked, clean, and paper well-preserved; 5.6" x 8.1" red-brown cloth boards with llitte exterior wear, b&w paper label to spine, in red and white illustrated clipped DJ, with acetate protector. .
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008115
- Title
- The Charlatanry of the Learned (De Charlataneria Eruditorum, 1715)
- Author
- Mencken, Johann Burkhard / aka, MENCKE, John Burcard / Mencken, H. L. - editor, with an Introduction by
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Johann Burkhard Mencken b 1974-d.1732 - translated from the Latin by Francis E. Litz
- Bookseller catalogs
- LANGUAGES; HISTORY;
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