A Publishing History of a Prohibited Best-Seller: The Abbé de Vertot and his Histoire de Malte
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. 365pp. Octavo [25 cm] Blue cloth over boards. There is a brief embossed trace of a notation on the front panel. New / very good. Item #50541
ISBN: 9781584563570
From the Publisher- "This remarkable and entertaining study examines perhaps the most notorious example of a book whose enormous popular success was due almost entirely to its being banned by the Vatican. The story of the Abbé de Vertot and his Histoire de Malte will fascinate scholars of the history of the book, printing in the eighteenth century, enlightenment printing trends, the history of Malta and the Hospitalier Order of St. John, and the history of censorship."
Price: $55.00