Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Seventh Printing. :: Milestone Editions :: Landmark work of feminist philosophy. :: Bound in publisher's pale gray and coral cloth, front board bears decorative gold illustration of Beauvoir's autograph. Spine bears title and author lettered in gold upon a gold-bordered black block, 'Milestone Editions' at foot. Octavo (9 7/16 x 6 3/8 inches; 239 x 162 millimeters). 732 pages. Condition: Very Good+. Faint fading of the cloth around the edges, small stains. Overall, a lovely, pleasant copy.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1953
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
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.