Second Sex by Beauvoir Simone, First Edition (34 results)

mass market paperback. first thus. 16mo. 814pp. Vintage V-227. #03547. Book VG-: age toning, rubbing to wraps, creases in spine, underlining in conclusion chapter else text clean, binding tight.

paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Brand New.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Special order direct from the distributor.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. First Edition. Translated and edited by H.M. Parshley. Several stamp marks. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 702 pages. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The back boards and last few pages are damp and marked. The edges of the book are a little frayed. The text remains bright and clear. The binding has been repaired. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Thus. First Edition Thus. Published by Everyman's Library, 1993. Octavo. Book is like new. A lovely copy of this philosophical look into the twentieth century woman from Simon de Beauvoir. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First edition thus, hardcover, has a slight lean to the binding, mild bumps to the spine ends, and light smudging to the edges of the text block. Overall, a solid, Very Good copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, slight wear to the edges, and mild rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine hardcover in a Near Fine dj (some shelf wear to top edge of dj spine). First Edition, First Printing. Translated by Constance Borde & Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. With an introduction by Judith Thurman. 800pp. Complete and unabridged for the first time. Clean text and tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st UK Edition, 4th Printing. 702 pages in very good condition. Translated and edited by H. M. Parshley. Pages are clean and unmarked. Previous owner's signature on the ffep. Page edges are lightly darkened and smudged. Quarterbound in blue and blue-grey cloth with gilt titles. Faded on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges. 4th printing. VG/- -. Book.

Condition: Good+. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NO Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Second impression of the true first UK edition, published in 1954. The printer's page states: 'First published in Great Britain October 1953, second impression 1954. The book was originally published in English translation in the USA, by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York in 1953. ***Edited by and translated from the French by H. M. Parshley, Professor Emeritus of Zoology at Smith College. Good in grey duotone cloth-covered boards, over a blue cloth covered spine (faded), with gilt titles to the spine. 702 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Fourth printing of the US first edition, published in December1957. The printer's page states: 'Published February 24, 1953, first and second printings before publication. Third printing, March 1953. Fourth printing, December 1957' ***Translated from the French by H. M. Parshley, Professor Emeritus of Zoology at Smith College. ***Very good in mauve cloth-covered blind-embossed titled boards, with gilt titles to the spine, and blind embossed Borzoi Books dog to the bottom inner corner of the back board. This binding differs from the first three printings, which have a light blue cloth covering with dark blue spine. The cloth colour has unevenly faded, as have the gilt titles on the spine. There is some fraying to the cloth at the top and tail of the spine, and also to the corner tips of the boards. Top edge of page block stained yellow by the publisher - now slightly faded. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. The book is heavy but there is no splitting. Slight bumping to the bottom edge of the page block near the spine - not really noticeable. Internally also very good, with no inscriptions. Pages clean and unmarked. No serious creases or tears to the thin pages - just a couple of lower page corners lightly creased. No dustwrapper. ***244mm x 170mm. xxx prelims-pages including detailed preface and introduction by te author to the fore, plus 732 pages and a xiv page index to rear, plus a one-page note on the type. ***'This is a masterpiece that belongs with the handful of the world's great books on sex and human personality. It is a profound and unique analysis of what it means to be a woman - in body, in mind, and in spirit. ***It deals with the development of the female body, with sexual life, with the growth of personality, and with the social position of woman, and with love and marriage. Mme de Beauvoir challenges some of the interpretations of woman and her destiny offered by others. She examines a number of typical myths of woman - as a female animal, as a prized sexual object, as a soul-sister, as a mistress-equal. ***Then she depicts on a large canvas the life of contemporary woman in frank and fascinating detail, drawing on unimpeachable literary sources, diaries, and intimate journals. Her picture of the sexual life of woman, which comprehends far more than genital activities, describes the amusements of childhood; the shock of puberty; the frustrations of adolescence; the cultural and intellectual sublimations of the young woman; the mores of marriage; the various side-issues of childbirth; the attitude ot the young matron; the ennuis of the older matron; the escapes of the neglected woman; the problems of menopause; the decline of sexuality; the role of grandmothers; and the occasional serenity of very old women. Finally she offers a noble and inspiring concept of woman, existent in her own right, independent, cultured, capable, and proud. ***This fine work is already recognized throughout Europe as a classic. Few men will come away from it without a deeper understanding of women; no woman will leave it without a deeper understanding of herself.' (Quote taken from the dustwrapper of another copy - now sold) ***Fourth printing of the true US first edition, published in 1957. A good reading copy of this seminal work, in the original format. Uncommon in the UK. ***Of interest to collectors of landmark and revolutionary twentieth century first edition titles. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. No signatures. Underlining and marginalia to the Introduction and to the first two chapers. Some tears and chips at corners of dust wrapper and at ends of dust wrapper spine, the largest tears being a couple of 1 1/4" tears at the head of the dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper is price clipped. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; First UK edition. 702 pages. Oatmeal coloured cloth boards with blue cloth spine. Page dimensions: 221 x 143mm. Top page edges dyed blue. "De Beauvoir is best known for 'The Second Sex' (1949), a pioneering examination along existentialist lines of the female condition. Sartre's Hegel-derived model of the struggle between subjective consciousnesses - each seeking to avoid objectification and to be looker rather than looked-at - is adapted to describe male-female relations." - Jane O'Grady in Honderich, Ted (ed.) "The Oxford Companion to Philosophy" (second edition, 2005). ; 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition, Seventh Printing 1971. Hardcover. Green cloth boards quarter bound in black cloth with titles stamped in blind on green cloth and gilt decorative author's name on black cloth. Decorative gilt titles on the spine. A Fine unmarked book but for a previous owner name stamp in red ink and dated Aug. 26/71 on the front endpaper. Otherwise, a Fine unmarked book. In the complete dust jacket with the original price of $12.95 on the flap. The jacket is chipped with moderate wear along the edges, a closed tear repaired with clear tape on the reverse side of the back panel, else Very Good. ROBUST SHIPPING. Please note this large heavy book will require additional shipping charges. Please email for a quote.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, Thus. Large octavo. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. xxi + 800 pp. A crisp, sound copy, very near fine, with a large but very faint stain to the bottom edge, and a touch of faint foxing to the fore-edge. Contents clean. In a fine dust jacket. The author's masterpiece available for the first time in a full English translation. "It is probably the most important and influential philosophical treatise of the twentieth century." - The Irish Times.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, seventh printing, 1971. Quarter rust-colored cloth with gray boards, gilt author signature on cover; spine lettering rubbed, seller stamp inside, no other marks; minor soiling present on boards & textblock edge, no jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Octavo. Hardcover lacking a dust jacket. First American edition stated. Blue boards with green cloth. A few spots on the edges of the boards are rubbed. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Dark green and blue cloth, lettered in gilt Stated 1st American edition. A few surface marks and mild soiling to covers, short mended closed tear at head of front joint. Some soiling/tanning to endpapers. Firm binding, clean interior. xxx,732,xvi pp. Front flyleaf shows bold signature of former owner, actress Connie Hull (signed as "Constance Ford Hull"), best known for her long-time role on the soap opera Another World (1967-1992), dated Feb. 1953, during her marriage to actor Shelley Hull. Though not marked as such, this copy also emerged from the library of science fiction author Alfred Bester. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First UK. VG/VG. 8vo. original blue backed oatmeal cloth gilt (rubbed & a little marked, spotting to leaf edges and outer leaves) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, frayed & marked, with slight chipping to spine ends, some toning to spine); pp. 702. Heavy item (1.25kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy.

Hardcover. First Edition; Seventh Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner name inked on FEP. Owner name stamped on FEP, title page, and rear end page. Tape on top and bottom front and rear panels and flaps. Small open tears on spine crown, bottom rear panel, and panel corners. Shelfwear on spine edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. Second impression of the true first UK edition, published in 1954. The printer's page states: 'First published in Great Britain October 1953, second impression 1954. The book was originally published in English translation in the USA, by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York in 1953. Edited by and translated from the French by H. M. Parshley, Professor Emeritus of Zoology at Smith College. ***Very good in grey duotone cloth-covered boards, over a dark blue cloth covered spine, with gilt titles to the spine. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. Boards clean and bright. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also very good with no foxing. With neat original ownership details on the back of the front free endpaper. Pages clean and uncreased. Very light tape off-setting to the rear free endpaper. No creases or tears. ***In a very good colour printed dustwrapper, which has been neatly corner price-clipped. Edges of dustwrapper creased and rubbed, especially at the head and tail of the spine. Small area of loss at the head of the spine of dustwrapper, not affecting the titles. Small closed tears, creasing and rubbing to the edges of the dustwrapper. No serious chips or tears. Spine of dustwrapper slightly darkened but remarkably unfaded. Back panel of dustwrapper has some darkening at the top edge. Front panel bright and clean. ***225mm x 155mm. 702 pages including a detailed 12pp Index at the back of the book. ***'The subject is Woman in all her aspects, and out of it Mlle de Beauvoir has produced a book which may well become a classic of its kind --- "The Second Sex" is notable for its analytical detachment, its avoidance of a rigid "line" or the slightly hysterical propaganda of the early feminists. But Mlle de Beauvoir is a feminist of the sort produced by women's mature realization that they really have the power to be a man's equal. She believes that women are inferior to men only because they are made so --- The second half of this remarkably exciting and readable book deals with woman's life today, her childhood, sexual initiation, and marriage. Each paragraph is packed with wisdom and information.' Manchester Guardian ***'In her appraisal of childhood and adolescence, and of the special problems of the married woman, the mother, the Lesbian, the prostitute, the "hetaira", the woman in middle age, and the woman in old age, she shows herself uniformly responsible and balanced. She is not only a careful and scholarly writer: she is a novelist, and the value of her work owes a great deal to the penetrating power of her imagination --- There is no doubt that this is an important and serious study which will demand consideration for a very long time to come.' Times Literary Supplement (Review quotes from inside front flap of dustwrapper). ***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. ***A second impression of the first UK edition, published in 1954, the book being originally published in the UK in October 1953, and reprinted once more in 1956. All three of these original Cape printings are rare to find now, especially in the dustwrapper. ***Of interest to collectors of landmark and revolutionary twentieth century first edition titles. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American edition. Edited and translated by H.M. Parshley. Quarto. xxx, 732, xiv pp. Faint paperclip impression on a couple pages of the introduction, a bit of gilt spine rubbed off, bottom corner of rear board lightly bumped, very good or better in a good only dust jacket with several tears, creases, and toning. Owner name of Clifford Sellers Henderson on front fly dated 1953 with the inscription: "Most disappointing limited point of view. C.S.H." Henderson was a founding editor of the *Reader's Digest Book Club* and was married to Ralph Ernest Henderson who was the creator and first editor in chief of *The Reader's Digest Condensed Books.* The book was possibly being considered for the book club or the condensed books as there is also a laid in note addressed to Ralph from someone named Harry (possibly another editor) with the initials "REH" at the top that reads: "Ralph: Goodness! I'm afraid I was misled by the ads. At any rate, there is more in here about women than I think I want to contemplate on vacation. Thanks just the same. Harry. 2/3." The author's controversial book, which was banned by the Vatican, was considered a groundbreaking work of feminist philosophy and laid the groundwork for the second wave of feminism. Originally published in two volumes as *Le Deuxième Sexe: I. Les Faits et les Mythies, II. L'Expérience Vécue*.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very Good Plus in a Good jacket. 1st Printing. A firm , clean copy with a little wear at bottom spine. The Jacket is complete with small chips at edges and a short thin closed tear mid spine.

First Franklin Library edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt tooling to the front and rear panel, all edges gilt, raised bands, silk ribbon bookmark bound in. Signed by Simone de Beauvoir. Translated by H.M. Parshley. Illustrated by Eugene Karlin. In fine condition. 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 âI am a woman.â That October, my maiden aunt, Beauvoirâs 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, âItâs a Girl!â In the next bassinet was another newborn (âa lot punier,â she recalled), whose little tag announced, âIâm a Boy!â There we lay, innocent of a distinctionâ" between a female object and a male subjectâ" that would shape our destinies. It would also shape Beauvoirâs 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Second Sex - Simone de BeauvoirFirst US Edition, First Printing 1953; Beauvoir's influential work of feminist philosophy which would help spark the second-wave feminist movement beginning in the 1960s.Teal quarter cloth over Navy, stamped in gilt and blind, pp. [2],xxx,732,xiv,[6] First American Edition stated, $10.00 price on jacket; VG+ book, binding and hinges square and sound, some very faint foxing to end papers and head edge in a VG jacket with a chipped head of spine, spine slightly faded, small scrape/closed tear mid spine, bit of rubbing and wear to fore-edge corners, thin line of staining across front panel.

Leather Binding. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. SIGNED limited edition. Fine in black leather binding with gilt edges & a satin marker ribbon, without dust jacket as issued. (715pp. ) (6 1/2" X 9 1/4") Lovely copy. ; 6 1/2" x 9 1/4" ; 715 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine, Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; Signed by Simone de Beauvoir on 3rd FEP. ; First Franklin Library Edition.; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 702 pages, two-tone cloth boards, with titles embossed on the spine, the spine edges rubbed and a little wear to top and bottom edges, wrapper dusty and a little faded, spine sunned and a few small edge chips, contents very good+, some light margin lines in pencil, we think it was a review copy as others from this collection were, several old news-cuttings loosely inserted, heavy octavo. 1953. NOTE* The book divided into two parts looking at the female in history and in the "Modern" world. a study in feminism and the biology of women, anthropology, sociology, medicine and psychiatry. But mainly the place women have held and the lives they have led and are leading.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. First American edition and first in the English language. Bound in publisher's green cloth lettered in blind over quarter dark blue cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with light edge wear and pages tanned with upper corners lightly bumped. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with toning, light soiling and light wear to the extremities.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The very scarce uncorrected proof copy of the first English edition of this foundational text of contemporary feminism, despite its being unsatisfactorily translated by H.M. Parshley, and not given another translation for more than 50 years. (The wife of Alfred Knopf, Beauvoir s American publisher, heard of the book while in Paris and asked Parshley, a retired zoology professor, for a book report, which led to his translation, which Alfred Knopf asked him to condense prior to publication. This Cape edition came out the same year.) Despite its labored English-language birth, the translation popularized the idea that in a patriarchal society women are perceived as "other" and that gender is a societal construct; and it inspired Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique, and at least one generation of women. Spine-cocked, with binder's glue bleeding through; small edge tears at the extremities; a very good copy. Scarce, fragile, and a key volume in the history of gender relations. The book is now mylar protected and housed in a custom slipcase with a chemise and a red leather label.