The Second Sex By Simone De Beauvoir, 7th Printing 1971
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The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir, 7th Printing 1971. Translated and edited by HM Parshley. Published by Alfred a Knopf New York hardcover. The dust jacket has small tears at Corners and a larger tear at the bottom of the front cover. The boards are turquoise with a black spine and gilt lettering. The binding and interior pages are structurally sound. There are no obvious signs of inscriptions, marginalization, or dog-eared pages.
The Second Sex is a 1949 book by the French exist...entialist Simone de Beauvoir, in which she discusses the treatment of women throughout history. The book was banned by the Vatican, because of its passages on the functions of the female body and descriptions of lesbian sex. Beauvoir also antagonised the church by linking the "subordinate" role of mothers, wives and prostitutes in one single, sweeping passage. If you are a collector of banned books, this is one you want on your library Shelf.
The Second Sex is a 1949 book by the French exist...entialist Simone de Beauvoir, in which she discusses the treatment of women throughout history. The book was banned by the Vatican, because of its passages on the functions of the female body and descriptions of lesbian sex. Beauvoir also antagonised the church by linking the "subordinate" role of mothers, wives and prostitutes in one single, sweeping passage. If you are a collector of banned books, this is one you want on your library Shelf.
