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WHEEN, FRANCIS: : KARL MARX

LONDON.FOURTH ESTATE LIMITED.1999.

ISBN 1857026373

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. [Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,ribbed/ruled background,with subject's 1882 matt,monochrome portrait photographic illustrated front of dw/dj,with capitalised,bronze gilt-lettered title and author’s capitalised,black-lettered name beneath title.Ribbed/ruled beige background to spine/backstrip with separated sets of horizontal,embossed,bronze gilt lines in two sections - for approx. 2" down from top edge and approx. 4.5" up from bottom edge; with thumbnail monochrome photograph detail [Marx's eyes] to a beige band between the lined sets; with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as the front’s,above and below the eyes respectively,and publisher's b/w lettered+ illustrated colophon to foot of same; rear panel with  a small square monochrome portrait photograph of Marx,Engels and Marx's daughters Laura, Eleanor and Jenny in May 1864.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Top edges with minimal toning and sporadic dust flecking,fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without ageing/toning and foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,unblemished sharp-cornered,original plain orange paper-covered boards with bright,crisp, blocked bronze gilt titling and repeated dw/dj spine's design to book's spine/backstrip; a gold headband and immaculate plain pale beige endpapers.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,2- 431pp [paginated] includes an Introduction,12 chapters,3 Postscripts,Acknowledgements, Endnotes and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title page,a dedication with blank reverse,a Contents list/table,a title separator page also with blank reverse,and to the rear,6pp blanks.                                          Visually the external appearance is still more than acceptable,and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 25+ year-old age.It is only the minimal fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightness,cleanliness and lack of other or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a book of a comparable age.   Only a dozen mourners attended Karl Marx's funeral in Highgate cemetry,but within a hundred years of his death half the world's population was ruled by governments that professed Marxism as their guiding faith.Not since Jesus Christ has an obscure pauper achieved such astonishing global influence.It is easy to forget that Marx was also human.Neither his enemies nor his disciples have been willing to admit as much. Karl Marx emerges here as a flamboyantly unmistakable individual,not the stony head of a monolithic,faceless organisation.Indeed,rather like Groucho,Karl could hardly bear to be a member of any club that would accept him: he memorably dismissed a new French party that claimed to be Marxist,replying that,"in that case, 'I', at least, am not a Marxist".   Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers for correct insured shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.   N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware:  Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                                    

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.
Not SIGNED.

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