THE MANDARINS, Simone De Beauvoir (1956) Hardcover W/ Dust Jacket, Good Cond.
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:7283493 | Binding: Hardcover |
| Special Attributes: Dust Jacket |
THE MANDARINS By Simone de Beauvoir
Roman a clef by Simone de Beauvoir for which she won the French Prix Goncourt for the best and most imaginative prose work of the year.
One of the last books added tothe Vatican's Index Librorum Prohibitorum (List of Prohibited Books)before it was discontinued in 1966. Inclusion on this list meant thatCatholics were officially forbidden from reading this book. Hardcover vintage book with dust jacket. Published... by The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1956, second printing. In good condition. Binding is tight, pages have some yellowing and foxing due to the age of the paper. Dust jacket shows mild wear (see photographs).Approximate size is 9.25 x 6.50 x 1.50 inches. 610 pages.From the personal collection of Mari Michener, wife of Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener (see photograph of signature).Book in photographs is the actual copy of the book listed.Shipping in the US via USPS Media Mail. All items are carefully packaged and shipped within 24 hours.Please check out my other auctions for more books and DVDs. If you win multiple auctions I will only charge the single highest shipping fee and all the other auctions will ship for free.
Roman a clef by Simone de Beauvoir for which she won the French Prix Goncourt for the best and most imaginative prose work of the year.
One of the last books added tothe Vatican's Index Librorum Prohibitorum (List of Prohibited Books)before it was discontinued in 1966. Inclusion on this list meant thatCatholics were officially forbidden from reading this book. Hardcover vintage book with dust jacket. Published... by The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1956, second printing. In good condition. Binding is tight, pages have some yellowing and foxing due to the age of the paper. Dust jacket shows mild wear (see photographs).Approximate size is 9.25 x 6.50 x 1.50 inches. 610 pages.From the personal collection of Mari Michener, wife of Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener (see photograph of signature).Book in photographs is the actual copy of the book listed.Shipping in the US via USPS Media Mail. All items are carefully packaged and shipped within 24 hours.Please check out my other auctions for more books and DVDs. If you win multiple auctions I will only charge the single highest shipping fee and all the other auctions will ship for free.
