The Awakening [First Edition] - Chopin, Kate
by Chopin, Kate
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1899-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x0. First edition, first printing 1899. Scarce. Rebound in blue buckram hardcover binding, no titles or decorations, plain tan end-papers. Text is free of marks and writing, though some pages have smudges or foxing (heavier on last two pages, but light overall). Pages are moderately toned with age. Six pages have short open tears (which do not affect text). A few pages have been dog-eared. A previous owner's name on front endpaper. Some small stains along page edges. Exterior soiled, with some spotting and discoloration. Lightly shelf-worn, moreso at spine ends. Spine is at a slight lean. Binding quite firm. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!
Synopsis
The Awakening by Kate Chopin is an important work. Published in Chicago in 1899, this is often hailed as a precursor to modern feminist literature. “She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.”
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- Bookseller
- Big Star Books & Music (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JB2092d
- Title
- The Awakening [First Edition] - Chopin, Kate
- Author
- Chopin, Kate
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Herbert S. Stone & Company
- Date Published
- 1899-01-01
- Size
- 8x5x0
- Weight
- 0.81 lbs
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.