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Paris: Gallimard, 1949. Fine. Gallimard, Paris 1949, 15x21cm, 2 volumes brochés en coffret. - | Le plus important essai féministe en tirage de tête | Edition originale, un des 55 exemplaires numérotés sur pur fil, seuls grands papiers. Gardes et pages de faux-titre légèrement et partiellement ombrées. Notre exemplaire est présenté dans un coffret gris historié, dos carré comportant le titre imprimé en rouge, le nom de l'auteur et les sous-titres imprimés en noir, premier plat percé d'une fenêtre laissant apparaître une photographie en noir et blanc sous plexiglass de Simone de Beauvoir dans sa jeunesse, titre imprimé en rouge, nom de l'auteur, tomaison et sous-titre du premier volume imprimés en noir, deuxième plat percé d'une fenêtre laissant apparaître une photographie en couleurs sous plexiglass de l'auteur à l'âge mûr, titre imprimé en rouge, nom de l'auteur, tomaison et sous-titre du deuxième volume imprimés en noir, intérieur du coffret doublé de papier bordeaux, superbe travail signé de l'artiste Julie Nadot. Précieux exemplaire de ce texte fondateur du féminisme moderne. [ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS] | The most important feminist essay in a limited first edition deluxe issue | First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pur fil paper, most limited deluxe issue. Endleaves and half-title slightly and partially shaded. Exceedingly rare and handsome copy of this seminal text of modern feminism. Our copy is housed in a custom gray clamshell box, square spine titled in red, author's name and subtitles in black, first panel hollowed revealing a black and white photograph of Simone de Beauvoir as a young woman under a plexiglass, title in red, author's name, first volume number and subtitle in black, second panel hollowed revealing a color photograph of the author in her prime under plexiglass, titled in red, author's name, second volume number and subtitle in black, box lined with burgundy paper, superb work by artist Julie Nadot.
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84229
- Title
- Le deuxième sexe
- Author
- BEAUVOIR Simone de
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- Gallimard
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1949
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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