Affirmations
by Ellis, Havelock
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good condition.
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Walter Scott, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Good condition.. Octavo. vii, (1) 248 (8)pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Preface by Havelock Ellis. Essays on Nietzsche, Casanova, Zola, Huysmans, St. Francis and others by the British pioneer in sexual studies Havelock Ellis. Contains publisher's advertisements, press opinions, a list of the Contemporary Science Series edited by Havelock Ellis, and the Scott Library at rear. Light wear along edges of binding, spine lightly sunned. Block lightly age-toned and some damp-staining along some edges of block.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46880
- Title
- Affirmations
- Author
- Ellis, Havelock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Walter Scott
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- sexual psychology, Nietzsche, Casanova, Huysmans, Zola, St. Francis
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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