Twenty-Nine Essays, Michel de Montaigne, selected and introduced by Mortimer J. Adler; translated by Donald M. Frame; illustrated by Carol Wald. Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1982. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall., 482pp. with illustrations. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt decoration front and spine, gilt edges. In fine, unmarked, unread condition.
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.
