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TOCQUEVILLE (ALEXIS DE)
De la Democratie en Amerique, 2 vol., 1951-52--MAYER (J.P.) Prophet of the Mass Age; a Study of Alexis de Tocqueville, 1939; and others (large quantity)

11 November 2015, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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TOCQUEVILLE (ALEXIS DE)

De la democratie en Amerique, 2 vol. (being the first 2 vol. of the OC), vol. 1 with a long and heartfelt inscription by Mayer, the editor, to Lola his wife ("Words fail me... take these volumes as the fulfillment of these last four difficult years..."), publisher's wrappers, worn, both titles marked "S[ur]P[resse]" (i.e. proofs), Paris, Gallimard, 1951-52; Journey to America, numerous corrections by Mayer for a new edition, including extensive passages in the introduction, 1960; Journeys to England and Ireland, various insertions, including a letter from Edwin Stein of Yale UP about a hostile review, 1958, New Haven--MAYER (J.P.) Prophet of the Mass Age: a Study of Alexis de Tocqueville, plates, moving inscription in German by the author to his wife, cloth, 1939, 8vo; and upwards of 450 others, comprising Mayer's working library on Tocqueville, translations into various languages, an almost complete run of The Tocqueville Review (1979-93), numerous volumes of the OC including an almost complete set in 25 vol. (12 vol. being on "pur fil" one of which, vol. 11, is "exemplaire A", the only copy on special paper), 8vo (large quantity)

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