Crushed morocco leather bound with gilt tooling to spines and marbled paper covered boards. Signed by W. Roach & Co. bindery of New York. In two volumes complete and with a portrait frontispiece to Vol. I.
Henri Frédéric Amiel (September 27, 1821 - May 11, 1881) was a Swiss philosopher, poet and critic.
Losing his parents at an early age, Amiel travelled widely, became intimate with the intellectual leaders of Europe, and made a special study of German philosophy in Berlin. In 1849 he was appointed professor of aesthetics at the academy of Geneva, and in 1854 became professor of moral philosophy. These appointments, conferred by the democratic party, deprived him of the support of the aristocratic party, which comprised nearly all the culture of the city.
This isolation inspired the one book by which Amiel is still known, the Journal Intime ("Private Journal"), which, published after his death, obtained a European reputation. It was translated into English by Mary A. Ward. Although second-rate as regards productive power, Amiel's mind was of no inferior quality, and his Journal gained a sympathy that the author had failed to obtain in his life. In addition to the Journal, he produced several volumes of poetry and wrote studies on Erasmus, Madame de Stael and other writers.
CONDITION
The bindings are tight and firm and all covers are firmly attached. The front inner hinge to Vol. I is strained but holding. There is some mild wear to the extremities, including some small chips to the spine, and a small amount of rubbing to the boards. The front outer hinge of Vol. I is also beginning to crack. Internally the books are very clean and bright throughout with no obvious marks. Some of the pages are still uncut.
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