Feminism from Lightholder Books

The Prime of Life by Simone de Beauvoir. 1962 World Publishing Company, first U.S. edition, 479 pages. The second installment of de Beauvoir's lifelong autobiography project, this volume covers her move to Paris, meeting Sartre, and developing as a writer. Condition: VG/G. Some wear to jacket, boards bowed a bit, pages clean. "To have a door I could shut was still the… Read more about this item

All Said and Done by Simone de Beauvoir. 1974 Putnam, first U.S. edition, 463 Pages. This is the last installment of de Beauvoir's autobiography, covering the last ten years of her life. Condition: VG/VG. Some fading to jacket spine, shelf wear. "My life: it is both intimately known and remote; it defines me and yet I stand outside it."

She Came to Stay by Simone de Beauvoir. 1954 World Publishing Company, first U.S. edition, 404 pages. This fictional account of de Beauvoir's relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre and Olga Kosakiewicz (to whom the book is dedicated) on the eve of war. A threesome gone wrong. Condition: Good/VG. Jacket worn and browned, chips along edges, water stain on bottom of jacket, boards… Read more about this item