Animal Liberation (inscribed)
NY: A New York Review Book / Random House, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed with a blue pen on the front free endpaper: "For Joane, in appreciation of the work you have already done for Animal Liberation. Peter Singer." Uncommon signed. Singer's second book, and perhaps the seminal text in the animal rights movement. Considering the inscription, possibly the recipient is Joanne Bower who is mentioned prominently in the acknowledgments, though perhaps it is unlikely that Singer would have dropped a "n" from her name. Singer is a moral philosopher and professor of bioethics as Princeton, best known for this book, which extended the concept of "the greatest good for the greatest number" to animals and argued for vegetarianism. The book introduced terms like "speciesism," and its influence has been all-around tremendous. For one example, famously Michael Pollan begins his book The Omnivore's Dilemma by reading Animal Liberation while eating a steak at a restaurant. Octavo, beige boards with black lettering to spine, a black-and-white photo insert at middle. Very good with light bumping to corners and spine tail, a little foxing to top face of the text block. A smidge of price-sticker residue from the top of the front flap has transferred to the free endpaper. In a very good jacket with that same bumping and some creasing to top edge, one short tear to top of rear panel along spine. Very good / Very good. Item #2002
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