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Genealogy of Morals (first or early Modern Library edition)
by NIETZSCHE, Friedrich (translated by Horace B Samuel)
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- Hardcover
- first
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Boni and Liveright, New York, c. 1919. 1st Or Early Edition Thus. HARDCOVER. 8vo in flexible Croft Leather covered boards (a leather effect textured brown cloth), gilt lettering to spine and front cover, top edge of page block dark red printed, Horace Brodzky artwork end-papers, 193pp plus 6pp publishers ads at rear. This edition is one of the few Modern Library titles which has no bibliographic or copyright date. The introductory text to the adverts at the rear refers to it being two years since the first books in the series, implying 1919, the same year the Brodzky end-papers were introduced. The printed text is very sharp implying a first or early edition (printing plates wear down and become slightly but noticeably fuzzy with subsequent printings) __CONDITION : A well preserved clean and tight VERY GOOD+ copy (few spots of slight shelf rub to cover edges, pages moderately tanned, tiny chip to top corner tip of rear blank leaf. No dust jacket. __NOTE. Depending on destination, this item may require an extra payment for shipping insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved the extra cost... __To see more of our Philosophy books type DbbPHIL in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS
Synopsis
On the Genealogy of Morality, or On the Genealogy of Morals, subtitled "A Polemic" (Eine Streitschrift), is a work by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, composed and first published in 1887 with the intention of expanding and following through on certain new doctrines sketched out in his previous work Beyond Good and Evil.
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- Bookseller
- David Bunnett Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TN231206
- Title
- Genealogy of Morals (first or early Modern Library edition)
- Author
- NIETZSCHE, Friedrich (translated by Horace B Samuel)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Or Early Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Boni and Liveright, New York
- Date Published
- c. 1919
- Keywords
- PHILOSOPHY GENERAL
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