Animal Liberation; A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals
New York: New York Review (1975), 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-xvii, [1], 301, [1] pp. Bound in beige cloth with black lettering on the spine. Edward Gorey contributed to the book's design. Illustrated with a few black and white plates of photographs of animals in inhumane living conditions. A prominent work in the field of applied ethics providing the philosophical underpinnings of the modern animal rights movement. This book popularized the term "speciesism", the concept that one species is superior to another. Singer's treatise focuses on the suffering animals experience in factory farm settings and in scientific research labs. His book advocates vegetarianism as a moral imperative, and provides advice on a healthy vegetarian diet. An attractive copy of this important book, uncommon in the first edition. Near Fine / Very Good or better. Item #000015331
A touch of foxing on the top textblock; jacket's front corner is clipped, jacket with just a touch of edge wear.
Price: $400.00