Schopenhauer

1890 · Best.-Nr. ABE-1758367087434 — London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1890 Title: The Wisdom of Life Author: Arthur Schopenhauer Translator/Editor: T. Bailey Saunders Schopenhauer Series Publisher: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. London Publication Year: 1890 First English edition in the Schopenhauer Series Format: Crown 8vo original cloth. Condition Binding: Tight and secure. Boards: Strong and sound showing moderate shelf-wear especially at head and tail of spine. Spine: Some rubbing at extremities gilt/lettering still legible. Text: Sharp and clear throughout. Marks: Ownership inscription on prelims; minor foxing confined mostly to preliminaries and fore-edges. Overall: A very good survivor of this important 1890 edition. Notes The Wisdom of Life Die Lebensweisheit is one of Schopenhauers central essays forming part of his Parerga und Paralipomena. This edition published by Swan Sonnenschein in 1890 is part of the Schopenhauer Series edited and translated by T. Bailey Saunders. An important early English-language edition predating the 20th-century reprints. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. hardcover