Democracy in America - Two Volume Set
by de Tocqueville, Alexis (ed.by J.P. Mayer & Max Lerner - trans.by George Lawrence)
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1991. Collector's Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2vol.set:802pp.incl.index; HBs red w/gilt-gilt trim w/ribbon; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. de Tocqueville's observations of 1830s America.
Synopsis
De la démocratie en Amérique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville on the United States in the 1830s and its strengths and weaknesses. A literal translation of its title is On Democracy in America, but the usual translation of the title is simply Democracy in America. It is regarded as a classical account of the democratic system of the United States and has been used as an important reference ever since.
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- Bookseller
- Xochis Bookstore and Gallery (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 048129
- Title
- Democracy in America - Two Volume Set
- Author
- de Tocqueville, Alexis (ed.by J.P. Mayer & Max Lerner - trans.by George Lawrence)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- History; America
- Bookseller catalogs
- Stan;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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