The Second Sex
by Simone de Beauvoir (Author); H. M. Parshley (Translated & Edited by)
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York: A Borzoi Book/Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Publishers, 1953. 1st & 2nd Printing Before Publication . Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 732 pp. Stated 1st & 2nd Printing Before Publication!!! A rare, hard-to-find-gem!!! Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear and clean text. Stamp on top edge. Pen marking on title page. Minimal fraying on top and bottom of spine. Slightly slanted spine.
Synopsis
The Second Sex is one of the best-known works of the French existentialist Simone de Beauvoir. It is a work on the treatment of women throughout history and often regarded as a major work of feminist literature.
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- Bookseller
- gearbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4FislAe0001
- Title
- The Second Sex
- Author
- Simone de Beauvoir (Author); H. M. Parshley (Translated & Edited by)
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Canvas Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st & 2nd Printing Before Publication
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A Borzoi Book/Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Sexual Studies, Gender Studies, Social Studies & Sciences, Philosophy, Women's Studies & Literature, Classic Literature, Literary Studies, French Literature & Studies, World Famous & Intl. Literature
- Size
- 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall
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