Le Deuxieme Sexe (The Second Sex)
Paris: Gallimard, 1949.
Two volumes. First edition, limited issue with text in the original French. Limited to 2,105 copies including 2,000 numbered copies on Alfama Marais paper, of which these are 1440 and 1089 respectively. Bound in publisher's black paper-covered boards with striking design by Mario Prassinos. Near Fine with faint rubbing to stamping and faint soiling to textblock edge. A striking copy of this important feminist work, in which the author discusses the treatment of women throughout history. Item #140944344
Price: $3,500.00
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