Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet
by Gilman, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket sunned and tattered.
- ISBN 10
- 0374135673
- ISBN 13
- 9780374135676
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket sunned and tattered.. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374135673 . Black cloth binding and decadent purple endpapers. Traces the history of the use of the word "decadent". "The result is not only a fascinating linguistic exploration but also a study in permutations of belief, a first-rate piece of literary criticism, and an illuminating essay in cultural history." (rear cover blurb) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35551
- Title
- Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet
- Author
- Gilman, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket sunned and tattered.
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374135673
- ISBN 13
- 9780374135676
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- 0374135673, History Of Language, Cultural History, Epithets
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary History and Criticism;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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