Democracy in America
by DE TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Birmingham: Gryphon Editions, 1988. Hardcover. Fine. Birmingham, Gryphon Editions, 1988 (facsimile edition)/ 1838. Octavo; full gilt-decorated leather, all edges gilt; a fine copy with the publisher's supplied personalised bookplate on the front flyleaf. One of the Legal Classics Library; complete with the useful 'Notes from the Editors' booklet.
Synopsis
De la démocratie en Amérique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville on the United States in the 1830s and its strengths and weaknesses. A literal translation of its title is On Democracy in America, but the usual translation of the title is simply Democracy in America. It is regarded as a classical account of the democratic system of the United States and has been used as an important reference ever since.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126427
- Title
- Democracy in America
- Author
- DE TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gryphon Editions
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham
- Date Published
- 1988
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