Her First Major Work to Appear in English

de Beauvoir, Simone (1908-1986) Translated by Bernard Frechtman

The Ethics of Ambiguity

New York: Philosophical Library, (1948). First U.S. printing. Cloth over boards. Octavo. 163 pages.

The book that introduced Madame de Beauvoir to the English-speaking world.

Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Bound in teal cloth over boards with spine and upper board titled in black. Slight fading toward board edges, a few shallow extremity rubs and bumps. Jacket has a couple of chips along top edge of front panel, shallow wear at extremity tips, and slight sun fading to spine lettering.

Item #966

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