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Peregrinations of a Pariah
by Tristan, Flora
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F/F/VG
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK, ?UNCOMMON,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1986 (1838)* Publisher: The Folio Society.* Binding and cover condition: Scarlet cloth illustrated with a black engraving of Arequipa, gilt title to simulated black spine label. No bumps, rubs or shelf wear, seems un-used. FINE* Jacket condition: Light grey slip case, somewhat marked and worn but no losses. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Black and white map to grey end-papers. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Several b/w illustrations within text, and b/w frames to chapter headings.* Pages: 291 pp. text. ii blank pages at rear.* Description: Flora Tristan (7 April 1803 ? 14 November 1844) was a French-Peruvian socialist writer and activist. She made important contributions to early feminist theory, and argued that the progress of women's rights was directly related with the progress of the working class. The author recounts her voyage to Peru in 1833 to claim a family fortune, describes her adventures along the way, and argues for the legalization of divorce.* A FINE copy of the 1st thus with no visible faults in a slightly worn and marked slip case.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2522
- Title
- Peregrinations of a Pariah
- Author
- Tristan, Flora
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F/F/VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London UK 291
- Date Published
- 1986-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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