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  • RADCLYFFE HALL A Life in the Writing. by [Hall, Radclyffe] Dellamora, Richard.
    [Hall, Radclyffe] Dellamora, Richard.
    RADCLYFFE HALL A Life in the Writing.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (2011.). First edition - As the most famous lesbian novel ever written 'The Well of Loneliness' has ecliped the overall writings of Hall. This book offers us "the first full look at the entire range of Hall's published and unpublished works of fiction, poetry, and autobiography . . to demonstrate how she continually played with the details of her own life to help fashion her own identity as well as to bring into existence a public lesbian culture. .. . [Dellamora] uncovers Hall's involvement with other modes of speculative psychology, including Spiritualism, Theosophy, and an eclectic brand of Christian and Buddhist mysticism. Dellamora's Hall is a woman of complex accommodations, able to reconcile her…

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    Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (2011.). First edition - As the most famous lesbian novel ever written 'The Well of Loneliness' has ecliped the overall writings of Hall. This book offers us "the first full look at the entire range of Hall's published and unpublished works of fiction, poetry, and autobiography . . to demonstrate how she continually played with the details of her own life to help fashion her own identity as well as to bring into existence a public lesbian culture. .. . [Dellamora] uncovers Hall's involvement with other modes of speculative psychology, including Spiritualism, Theosophy, and an eclectic brand of Christian and Buddhist mysticism. Dellamora's Hall is a woman of complex accommodations, able to reconcile her marriage to Troubridge with her passionate affairs with other women, and her experimental approach to gender and sexuality with her conservative politics and Catholicism. She is . . a figure who has much to contribute to our own efforts to understand transgendered and transsexual existence today." xxii, 309 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 56055
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  • SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN. by Millet, Lydia
    Millet, Lydia
    SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2016). First edition - A thought-provoking novel and one of the best books by an author who "is not as popular as she should be." Although marketed as a "thriller" this is much more. Author Lisa Zeidner in reviewing this book commented on her "category-defying voice, a slippery blend of lyricism and absurdist humor. She asks profound philosophical questions, yet has a direct, confiding style that doesnÕt broadcast high seriousness. . [this novel] is part fast-paced thriller, part quiet meditation on the nature of God. If those two genres donÕt quite seem to mesh Ñ well, setting up house in such disjunctions is what Millet does best. , [her work] is exuberant…

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    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2016). First edition - A thought-provoking novel and one of the best books by an author who "is not as popular as she should be." Although marketed as a "thriller" this is much more. Author Lisa Zeidner in reviewing this book commented on her "category-defying voice, a slippery blend of lyricism and absurdist humor. She asks profound philosophical questions, yet has a direct, confiding style that doesnÕt broadcast high seriousness. . [this novel] is part fast-paced thriller, part quiet meditation on the nature of God. If those two genres donÕt quite seem to mesh Ñ well, setting up house in such disjunctions is what Millet does best. , [her work] is exuberant and playful. That Millet can smuggle her original insights into a structure featuring a rollicking kidnapping plot and deliciously well-drawn characters makes her achievement even more remarkable." 250 pp.

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    Condition: Very near fine in glossy printed wrappers.

    Book ID: 88863
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  • SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN. by Millet, Lydia
    Millet, Lydia
    SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking novel and one of the best books by an author who "is not as popular as she should be." Although marketed as a "thriller" this is much more. Author Lisa Zeidner in reviewing this book commented on Millet's "category-defying voice, a slippery blend of lyricism and absurdist humor. She asks profound philosophical questions, yet has a direct, confiding style that doesnÕt broadcast high seriousness. . [this novel] is part fast-paced thriller, part quiet meditation on the nature of God. If those two genres donÕt quite seem to mesh Ñ well, setting up house in such disjunctions is what Millet does best. , [her work]…

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    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking novel and one of the best books by an author who "is not as popular as she should be." Although marketed as a "thriller" this is much more. Author Lisa Zeidner in reviewing this book commented on Millet's "category-defying voice, a slippery blend of lyricism and absurdist humor. She asks profound philosophical questions, yet has a direct, confiding style that doesnÕt broadcast high seriousness. . [this novel] is part fast-paced thriller, part quiet meditation on the nature of God. If those two genres donÕt quite seem to mesh Ñ well, setting up house in such disjunctions is what Millet does best. , [her work] is exuberant and playful. That Millet can smuggle her original insights into a structure featuring a rollicking kidnapping plot and deliciously well-drawn characters makes her achievement even more remarkable." 250 pp. ISBN: 978-0393285543.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88864
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  • Richardson, Royce (Author, composer, artist).
    THE BLISSMAKER.

    Edition: First edition.

    Duvall, Washington: Ancient River Publishing Company, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - This story of a composer and his spiritual journey with a sage and enigmatic mentor is 'a novel steeped in human satire, resonant with spritual overtones.' Winner of several awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award. Over 40 pages of illustrations and sheet music. Index to the teachings. Satin ribbon bound in - an attractively produced book. 471 pp. ISBN: 0-96772001x.

    Condition: INSCRIBED on the title page. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) Promotional material laid in.

    Book ID: 30510
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  • Stearn, Jess.
    A PROPHET IN HIS OWN COUNTRY: The Story of the Young Edgar Cayce.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Edgar Cayce as a boy in a small Kentucky town in the early 1900's, already aware of his remarkable gifts. Illustrated with photographs. 301 pages. ISBN: 0-688-002587.

    Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 21242
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