Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Paracelsus: Magic Into Science by Henry M. Pachter in a new archival wrap. First THUS Edition unstated, 1951 Henry Schuman. First Printing with three line copyright and no subsequent printing on the copyright page.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, moderate edge wear and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Good condition with the $4.00 price on the front flap, moderate surface wear and heavy edge wear chips and gaps on spine ends. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In this fascinating and beguiling novel, Lessing confronts the themes that inspired much of her early writing: how men and women manage to live side by side in the world and how the troublesome particulars of gender affect every aspect of our existence.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
