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  • Publication: De optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula UtopiaPublication Record # 675141
  • Author: Thomae Mori
  • Date: 1518-03-00
  • Publisher: Johann Froben
  • Pages: 355
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: De optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia by Ambrosius Holbein
  • Notes:
    • Desiderius Erasmus is responsible for arranging publication of the third and fourth editions of this book in March and December of 1518. OCLC records often indicate that the work, or at least the epigrammata, were done "with Desiderius Erasmus".
    • Contains new revisions by the author and the first edition of his Epigrammata.
    • "Two woodcuts were created specifically for this edition by Ambrosius Holbein, elder brother of Hans, one illustrating the island of Utopia, and the other showing the protagonists: Thomas More, John Clement, Raphael Hythlodaye, and Pieter Gillies." "Woodcut historiated border to title of each part and to preface, the first by Ambrosius Holbein, the others by Hans Holbein" (Christie's Auction House).
    • Attached illustration is of the title page; cover not available.
    • Due to ambiguity in the OCLC listings, some of the OCLC links below may of the 4th edition (Dec. 1518), which is primarily a reprint of this edition. Four of these OCLC listings show clearly identify themselves as being this 3rd edition, or as having been published in March ("Martio").
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