Hitchens, Christopher — Arguably Essays

New York, Twelve, an imprint of The Hachette Group, 2011. Second Printing. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Stated Second Printing of the First Edition. Handsomely bound in black cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. This is an impressive collection of essays by as close to a public intellectual as the U.S. gets, a brilliant literary figure, a master debater on issues of evolution and religious faither, erudite, and controversial. Massively heavy, oversized volume of about 30 essays. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xix [2], 3-788 [3] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,