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MORE, Thomas, Sir. Utopia. 1624. Fourth edition in English.
MORE, Thomas, Sir. Utopia. 1624. Fourth edition in English.
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MORE, Thomas, Sir (1478-1535). Utopia: Containing an excellent, learned, wittie, and pleasant discourse of the best state of a publick weale... London: Printed by Bernard Alsop, 1624.

8vo in fours (178 x 127 mm). (Title-page and final leaf T4v soiled and age-darkened.) Modern half speckled calf, marbled boards.

FOURTH EDITION in English (first edition of Alsop's corrected translation). "Since the time of Plato there had been no composition given to the word which, for imagination, for philosophical discrimination, for a familiarity with the principles of government, for a knowledge of the springs of human action, for a keen observation of men and manners, and for felicity of expression, could be compared to the Utopia" (Lord Campbell). Gibson 28; Wing M18097.
Property from the Collection of Dr. K. William Harter, Alexandria, Virginia
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