Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder (1994) hardcover first edition book

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Jostein Gaarder Translated by Paulette Moller - Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. First American edition (originally published in 1991 in Norwegian under the title Sofies verden). Hardcover. ISBN 0-374-26642-5. 8vo. Beige boards with black spine and gold lettering. 403pp., including the index. Some smudging to the text-block edge. Some creasing to the corners of the pages. Fair condition. Minor separation of the text-block from the spine. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to the outer/inner boards, endpapers, pages of the text, and the text-block edge. The dust jacket is not price clipped (shows the original price of $19.00) and is in fair condition. Light sun-fading to the spine. Edge-wear to the perimeter of the dust jacket. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to all faces of the dust jacket. Some chipping to the upper/lower dust jacket spine. Some wear and chipping to corners and hinges.


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