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Precious Women: A Feminist Phenomenon in the Age of Louis XIV
by Backer; Dorothy Anne Liot
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0465061931
- ISBN 13
- 9780465061938
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1974 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xi, 308 pp, list of b&w illustrations, Euphemie (I); Introduction: Who Were the Precieuses?; I. Rambouillet; II. The Precious Decade; III. Grandes Mondaines; Conclusion; Euphemie (II); index. First Edition, 1974. "The author provides the first and only portrait of the 'preciosite', the regal elite, who reigned supreme until imitators turned their unique style into a popular fad; reveals why these very ladies who siged over shallow literature, spoke in contrived metaphors, and ultimately became the target of Moliere's satire; and who nevertheless were the first women anywhere to band together in consciousness of their womanly plight." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. 1/4" closed tear to top edge front panel dj with age-toned spine of same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with clean no underlining highlighting or marginalia. Grey cloth with glossy magenta lettering to spine, and red top text block edge..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000719
- Title
- Precious Women: A Feminist Phenomenon in the Age of Louis XIV
- Author
- Backer; Dorothy Anne Liot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0465061931
- ISBN 13
- 9780465061938
- Publisher
- Basic Books, Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- WOMEN'S STUDIES HISTORY FRANCE FEMINISM AGE OF LOUIS XIV ILLUSTRIOUS PRECIEUSES
- Bookseller catalogs
- WOMEN'S STUDIES;
- Size
- Large 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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