Sold for:
$677
$677
Fourier, Charles (1772-1837) Theorie des Quatre Mouvemens et des Destinees Generales. Leipzig: [no printer], 1808 [i.e. Lyon: Peizin]. First edition of Fourier's first work, with the folding typographical plate bound between pages eight and nine; with the signature of Frederick York Powell (1850-1904) on ffep; bound in contemporary half leather, patterned paper boards; spine missing, front board detached, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. Fourier was a radical thinker who created a plan for an ideal society. He respected the industry and intelligence of children, acknowledged the validity of same sex relationships and androgyny, and coined the term feminism.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-15