SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR The Second Sex 1956 1st/2nd HB In Rare DW Feminist Landmark
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The Second SexAuthorSimone de Beauvoir, translated and edited by H M ParshleyPublisherJonathan Cape, London, 1956Printing DetailsFirst edition, second printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. Top edge dyed blue. 22.5 x 15cm, 702pp. /p>About the BookOf all the writing that emerged from the existentialist movement, Simone de Beauvoir's groundbreaking study of women will probably have the most extensive and enduring impact. It is at once a work of anthropology and sociology, of biology and psychoanaly...sis, from the pen of a writer and novelist of penetrating imaginative power. The Second Sex stands as the first landmark in the modern feminist upsurge that has transformed perceptions of the social relationship of man and womankind in our time.ConditionThe book itself is in very good condition with clean pages and secure binding. The rare dustwrapper is in good condition but has a large closed tear to the front, sight fading to the spine, small chips to the edges and has been been price-clipped. It is now within a protective sleeve. Important NoteThe image shown is the book you will receive, we do not use stock images.
