BEAUVOIR, Simone de. Le Deuxième Sexe. Paris: Gallimard, 1949. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, numbers 1218 (vol.I) and 781 (vol.II) of 2,000 copies on alfuma of a total edition of 2,050. Complete in two parts.
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $1,188
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Lot Description
BEAUVOIR, Simone de (1908-1986). Le Deuxième Sexe. Paris: Gallimard, 1949.
2 volumes, 8vo. Titles printed in red and black. Original black cloth decorated in blue and grey or brown and green, gilt (a few tiny stains to top sheet edges and vol.II pastedowns, tiny scuff to spine vol.II, very light wear to a few corners, otherwise bright).
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, numbers 1218 (vol.I) and 781 (vol.II) of 2,000 copies on alfuma of a total edition of 2,050. Complete in two parts: I. Les Faits et les mythes; II. L'Expérience vécue. Beauvoir's best-known work, researched and written between 1946 and 1949, a major work in feminist theory which laid the groundwork for second-wave feminism. The first edition sold around 22,000 copies in a week, and has been translated into 40 languages.
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