Jun 21, 2012 - Sale 2282

Sale 2282 - Lot 62

Price Realized: $ 4,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
CHOPIN, KATE. The Awakening. 8vo, publisher's pictorial green cloth stamped in red and green, spine darkened and with spotting, joints starting; top edges trimmed and gilt, hinges tender, early owner's ink signature on front endpaper, scattered mild marginal toning; bookseller's ticket to pastedown (offsetting to opposite). A solid and attractive copy. Chicago and New York: Herbert S. Stone and Co., 1899

Additional Details

scarce first edition of chopin's classic early feminist novel. The controversy over the strong sexual and liberal themes in the work dissuaded the publisher's from printing a second run. Few copies appear on the market. BAL 3246.