Two Cheers for Democracy
by Forster, E. M
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/good
- Seller
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Paris, France
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About This Item
London: Edward Arnold Ltd, 1951. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo. Hardcover. Good/good. navy cloth, gilt lettering, mylar wrapped dust jacket unclipped, 371 pp, first edition, laid in are clippings about Forster, fading to inside covers and end papers, small tear to dj, dj sunned
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Synopsis
Essays that applaud democracy's toleration of individual freedom and self-criticism and deplore its encouragement of mediocrity: "We may still contrive to raise three cheers for democracy, although at present she only deserves two."
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Details
- Bookseller
- San Francisco Book Company (FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70405
- Title
- Two Cheers for Democracy
- Author
- Forster, E. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Politics;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
San Francisco Book Company
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Paris
About San Francisco Book Company
A general used English language bookstore on the Left Bank in Paris
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
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