The Illusion of Eve: Modern Woman's Quest for Identity
by CALLAHAN, Sidney Cornelia (text); RASKIN, Ellen (jacket design)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1965. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); jade green cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 214pp. Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dustjacket, with a bit of mild shelfwear. Study of woman's role in western society, "how modern woman can find fulfillment even in "the split-level trap," and can keep her mind alive and her spirit growing in grace and wisdom" (from front flap). Dustjacket designed by Ellen Raskin.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31794
- Title
- The Illusion of Eve: Modern Woman's Quest for Identity
- Author
- CALLAHAN, Sidney Cornelia (text); RASKIN, Ellen (jacket design)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sheed and Ward
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women; Social History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...