The Second Sex SIGNED By Simone De Beauvoir 1979 Franklin Library Leather
Item History & Price
Beauvoir, Simone de
Parshley, H. M. (Translation)
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979
SIGNED Limited Edition
First Edition, Thus
Illustrated by Eugene Karlin
Unread; Bindings tight; only flaw is loss of gilt on top edge.
Top-grain leather binding, gilt decorated and imprinted. Spine panels with four raised bands; All edges gilt; with a matching satin page marker. The gilt is 22 karat, the archival paper is 60-pound O...lde Style Cream; the text is set in 11-point Times Roman. 8vo; 9.5 inches tall; [xvi]. 715 pages with index.
The Second Sex (French: Le Deuxième Sexe) is a 1949 book by the French existentialist Simone de Beauvoir, in which the author discusses the treatment of women throughout history. Beauvoir researched and wrote the book in about 14 months when she was 38 years old.
Subjects: Science - General Topics; Women Studies; Feminism; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Feministische psychologie; Gender studies: women; General; Philosophy; Social Science; Women; Women Social conditions.
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