Icaria: A Chapter in the History of Communism
by SHAW, Albert
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1884. First edition. Small octavo. Publisher's gilt-lettered cloth; floral endpapers; 219pp. A very nicely preserved copy, with gilt bright and the text sound and square in the original binding. The first thorough history of Icaria in English, written while Shaw was still an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University. Shaw went on to a long and highly influential career as a progressive journalist, editor, and critic; he edited the Review of Reviews from 1891 until it ceased publication in 1937. HOWES S-336. DARE (American Communes to 1860 ) 1284.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11342
- Title
- Icaria: A Chapter in the History of Communism
- Author
- SHAW, Albert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- L&R2022
- Bookseller catalogs
- Socialism; Utopian Thought; Communism;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...