MENDELSSOHN (Moses)
FEDON or on the immortality of the soul in three conversations
Translated by Jacob Tugendhold.
Warsaw, 1829, pp.XIV, 29, 36, 294, 2 lithographs, format 10x16 cm
Moses (Moses) Mendelssohn (1729-1786) - Jewish and German philosopher, writer, translator, literary critic, first promoter of equal rights of Jews with non-Jewish population in German countries.
Table of contents: Translator's preface. A brief outline of Mendelsohn's life. The life and character of Socrates. Phaedon or on the immortality of the soul.
First edition in Polish!
Rare!
HARDCOVER HALF LEATHER OF THE PERIOD, SIGNBOARD AND GILT ON THE SPINE. MARBLED PAPERBOARD. CARD TRIMS STAINED
Condition BDB-/ minor traces of an insect on the back cover, rubbing of the binding, discoloration of the paper [foxing], stamp on the title page, NICE piece