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Democracy In America
by Alexis De Tocqueville
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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About This Item
See photos - glare is due to reflected light on Mylar sleeves.
The Henry Reeve text as revised by Francis Bowen now further corrected and edited with introduction, editorial notes, and bibliography by Phillips Bradley.
This is the thirteenth printing of this edition dated April 1980 in two volumes. Both volumes are in very good condition in very good unclipped dust jackets. Both dust jackets are protected by archival quality Mylar sleeves. Bound in sturdy black cloth with gold gilt on spine and front. Binding is sewn in signatures. Volume I has light foxing to front and rear endpapers. The corners are sharp with no signs of being bumped. No names or markings of any kind. Dust jackets are unclipped but with no price listed. Both books have head and tail bands. This may be a book club copy but I could find no blind stamp on rear board of either volume. I've seen this set in a slipcase but these do not. This is a clean, bright & tight collectible set. Will ship in box packed in foam pellets to ensure arrival in condition described.
Synopsis
De la démocratie en Amérique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville on the United States in the 1830s and its strengths and weaknesses. A literal translation of its title is On Democracy in America, but the usual translation of the title is simply Democracy in America. It is regarded as a classical account of the democratic system of the United States and has been used as an important reference ever since.
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Details
- Seller
- Donald P. Jennings
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 207
- Title
- Democracy In America
- Author
- Alexis De Tocqueville
- Format/Binding
- Tight as new binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Thirteenth Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 434, i-xii - 401, i-x
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- De Tocqueville Democracy In America Henry Reeve Text Francis Bowen Phillips Brdley
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Donald P. Jennings
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Donald P. Jennings
Biblio member since 2021
San Antonio, Texas
About Donald P. Jennings
I ship in boxes using Styrofoam pellets to protect books in transit. Keep in mind that shipping charges reflect the added costs of using boxes & foam pellets. However, small books and paperbacks may be shipped in bubble wrapper envelopes. Standard shipping Media Mail is my default shipping method. Media Mail can take up to 10 days or longer for delivery. Priority Mail is expedited delivery and it usually takes 2 to 3 days for delivery but that is not a guarantee. I use Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes for expedited delivery and the cost is considerably higher than Media Mail - $17.50 for medium size Flat Rate Box. I will not risk shipping hardback books in Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelopes as this method does not sufficiently protect books. International shipping is substantially more costly than standard shipping rates within the United States. This is especially true of heavy books. The true cost will almost always be more than the standard rate so you should expect a request for additional substantial charges for shipping.
I've been an avid reader for over 60 of my 80 years and have amassed a very good library. I've decided to sell off this collection online due to fact that local bookstores will only buy books for only cents on the dollar. I've been picky about purchases so virtually all of my books are in very good to fine to as new in like condition dust jackets.
I've been an avid reader for over 60 of my 80 years and have amassed a very good library. I've decided to sell off this collection online due to fact that local bookstores will only buy books for only cents on the dollar. I've been picky about purchases so virtually all of my books are in very good to fine to as new in like condition dust jackets.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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