Monuments and Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form
by Warner, Marina
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1985. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. From the personal library of the feminist art historian extraordinaire, Dr. Whitney Chadwick, a giant across many fields. Stated First American Edition. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn but a bit sunned at spine, laminated. xxiii + 417 pp. and with plentiful black-and-white plates. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Synopsis
Marina Warner is a prize-winning novelist and cultural historian whose works include From the Beast to the Blonde , Managing Monsters and The Lost Father (shortlisted for the Booker).
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- 353675
- Title
- Monuments and Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form
- Author
- Warner, Marina
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Marina Warner allegory female form monuments & maidens
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