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. 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.

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

Item #966

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