Simone De Beauvoir - THE SECOND SEX - Signed Franklin Library Limited Edition.
Item History & Price
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1980.
The Franklin Library Signed Limited Editions Series, or Signed 60 Series, is the highest quality and most sought-after set of books in the Franklin Library collection. These volumes are all bound in full leather with 22k gold gilt page edges and cover designs, with sewn-in page markers and silk moiré endpapers. Each volume has a special page ...hand-signed by the author on the 3rd free endpaper and a special message from the author to subscribers.
Signed limited edition. Signed by Simone De Beauvoir on the3rd free endpaper with protective tissue guard laid-in –
Illustrated by Eugene Karlin –
Bound in rich full leather –
22k gold gilt page edging, lettering, and graphics –
Raised bands on the spine –
Silk moiré endpapers –
Archival quality paper –
Sewn in satin ribbon book mark –
6 ¾” x 9 1/2”, 715 pages –
Notes from the editors included –
Unread copy in near fine to fine condition. Bright gold-stamped design to front and back covers with brilliant gilt page edges. Sharp corners, straight boards, overall an excellent copy. Bookmark is still in its original position. No internal markings, stamps, or other signs of previous ownership. Tissue guard in place over signature page. I am the original owner of this book. It is an unread copy that has been stored in an interior closet for the full time I have owned it.