Looking Backward
by Edward Bellamy
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library, 1942. 2nd Thus. Very Good+. With an introduction by Heywood Broun. Second or later edition from The Modern Library, but prior to 1951 reissue with new introduction. In original, unclipped, jacket in mylar and with some rubbing and creasing; no clipping, but corners of turn ins are lightly trimmed. Grey cloth over boards with gilded lettering and frame around red label on front and spine. Top fore edge stained red. Note on half-title, pencil underlining and some marginal notes, minimal; otherwise, the text is clean and clear.
Synopsis
Looking Backward: 2000-1887 is a utopian novel by Edward Bellamy, a lawyer and writer from western Massachusetts, and was first published in 1888. According to Erich Fromm, Looking Backward is "one of the most remarkable books ever published in America. " It was the third largest bestseller of its time, after Uncle Tom's Cabin and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. It influenced a large number of intellectuals, and appears by title in many of the major Marxist writings of the day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1942LB-BEL-2T-VG
- Title
- Looking Backward
- Author
- Edward Bellamy
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Thus
- Publisher
- The Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
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About the Seller
John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
I love books. Always an eager reader, I started collecting Antiquarian books while a teenager and studying history. Flash forward a couple of decades and I am excited to open a new all-digital bookstore to continue my love of books, while bringing desired books to readers, collectors, and other sellers. From Post-Incunables to modern First Editions, I will be regularly adding new stock.
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....