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Man As An End: A Defence of Humanism
by Alberto Moravia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, foxing to top of text block, tail of spine lightly pushed./Very Good jacket, some soiling, crown and tail of jacket spine creased,
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Secker & Warburg, 1965. First British Edition. Large 8vo, forest green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, 254 pp. Near Fine, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, foxing to top of text block, tail of spine lightly pushed./Very Good jacket, some soiling, crown and tail of jacket spine creased,. Literary, Social and Political Essays.
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 427
- Title
- Man As An End
- Author
- Alberto Moravia
- Format/Binding
- Large 8vo, forest green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, 254 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, foxing to top of text block, tail of spine lightly pushed.
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good jacket, some soiling, crown and tail of jacket spine creased,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- moravia, post war ficiton, italian fiction, italian literature
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About the Seller
Better Read Than Dead
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Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
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- Tail
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- Fine
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- Text Block
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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