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1961161201002New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1961. First Edition Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. First edition second printing with "Published October 16 1961" on copyright page. Signed dated 8/16/93 by Julia Child on the title page. Very Good with toning and some spotting to cloth and wear at spine ends spine rolled with a small stray ink mark at the base corners and top edge of rear board bumped light spotting to topstain hinge following front free end paper is a bit over-opened pages toned with corners bumped throughout text block lacking the dust jacket. A lovely copy of this culinary classic rarely found signed in such an early printing. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1956140941173Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company 1956. Signed Limited Edition. Near Fine. First edition limited issue. One of a limited 500 unnumbered copies signed by Simone de Beauvoir. Bound in publisher's Red cloth-covered boards over dark blue spine cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with slight fading to spine in toned acetate wrapper in publisher's slipcase which is unevenly sunned and lightly rubbed. A beautiful copy. The World Publishing Company unknown books
1961140941051New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1961. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition stated first printing. Signed by Julia Child and and Simone Beck with a brief inscription on the first blank sheet. Bound in publisher's original white cloth decorated with red Fleur-de-lis and blue stars with titles blocked in red and top of pages stained red; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with fading to spine light spotting and small indent to textblock edge slightly affecting the margins of several pages. A lovely copy of the true first edition of this wildly popular cook book signed by two of its three authors. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1961180703002New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition stated first printing. Signed by Julia Child and and her husband Paul on the front free end paper inscribed to a former owner. Very Good. Decorated cloth is faded primarily at the spine and rear cover. Small ding to spine. Light staining to rear pages. Biopredation to edge of page block affecting end sheets as well. First edition as stated signed by Julia Child and her husband. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1961140939606New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1961. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition stated first printing. Signed by Julia Child and her husband Paul on the half-title page and inscribed to a former owner. Near Fine with light soiling former owner's inkless emboss to front free endpaper. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light general wear and several short tears several small pieces of tape and tape residue to blank verso. A fantastic copy of the first printing signed by the author and her husband. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
195321090New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1953. First edition in English of the author's masterpiece. Octavo original half cloth. Signed by Simone de Beauvoir on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear to the extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions of this classic work are rare and none have appeared at auction in the last sixty years. In 1946 Simone de Beauvoir began to outline what she thought would be an autobiographical essay explaining why when she had tried to define herself the first sentence that came to mind was "I am a woman." That October my maiden aunt Beauvoir's contemporary came to visit me in the hospital nursery. I was a day old and she found a little tag on my bassinet that announced "It's a Girl!" In the next bassinet was another newborn "a lot punier" she recalled whose little tag announced "I'm a Boy!" There we lay innocent of a distinction-- between a female object and a male subject-- that would shape our destinies. It would also shape Beauvoir's great treatise on the subject. The Second Sex deals with the treatment of women throughout history and is regarded as a major work of feminist philosophy and the starting point of second-wave feminism. Literary scholar Camille Paglia praised The Second Sex calling it "brilliant" and "the supreme work of modern feminism." Named by Modern Library as one of top 100 books of non- fiction of the twentieth century. Also named by The Times Literary Supplement as one of the most hundred influential books since World War II. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
