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Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet Hardcover - 1979

by Richard Gilman


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  • Title Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet
  • Author Richard Gilman
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 179
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar Straus Giroux, New York
  • Date 1979
  • ISBN 9780374135676 / 0374135673
  • Library of Congress subjects Decadence (The English word)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 78032039
  • Dewey Decimal Code 422
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374135673 . Light rubbing of the DJ. The front inside flap of the DJ has a crease. Very small corner tear at the bottom front corner. .
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NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket sunned and tattered.. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374135673 . Black cloth binding and decadent purple endpapers. Traces the history of the use of the word "decadent". "The result is not only a fascinating linguistic exploration but also a study in permutations of belief, a first-rate piece of literary criticism, and an illuminating essay in cultural history." (rear cover blurb) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages .
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