Spinoza's Ethics; Translated by George Eliot

Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first printing by this publisher, octavo size, 369 pp. From the web site of the publisher: "In 1856, Marian Evans completed her translation of Benedict de Spinoza’s 'Ethics' while living in Berlin with the philosopher and critic George Henry Lewes. This would have become the first edition of Spinoza’s controversial masterpiece in English, but the translation remained unpublished because of a disagreement between Lewes and the publisher.

"Later that year, Evans turned to fiction writing, and by 1859 she had published her first novel under the pseudonym George Eliot. This splendid edition makes Eliot’s translation of the 'Ethics' available to today’s readers while also tracing Eliot’s deep engagement with Spinoza both before and after she wrote the novels that established her as one of English literature’s greatest writers."

___DESCRIPTION: Bound in white paper over boards with red and black lettering and decorations, octavo size (8 3/4" by 5 3/4"), 967 pp. Note that this publication, in hardcover, was issued without a dust jacket and is now out of print (the publisher offers a paperback edition).

___CONDITION: Fine, the boards clean, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean and as new, the book still with that "tight" unread feel.

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