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ROOT OF BITTERNESS: Documents of the Social History of American Women.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.
New York: Dutton, 1971. First edition - An excellent anthology of primary sources from Colonial days to the early 20th century. Included are excerpts from women's diaries and journals, autobiographies and manifestos - examples range from a letter from an indentured servant, court records from Suffolk County in Massachusetts, the petition for a 10 hour work-day from the Lowell millworkers and much more. Edited and with an introduction by Cott. 373 pp. ISBN: 0-525-473289.
Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 24347More details Price: $12.00 -
MANTISSA.
Edition: First printing.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1982) dj. Hardcover first edition - An unusual short novel by this innovative writer - in his review for 'The Observer' Martin Amis commented that it "seeks to explore the nature of reality and creativity, the alienations of art, the evolution of literature to its present self-conscious phase, the relationship between the sexes, and much more." 192 pp. ISBN: 0-22402938X.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 85126More details Price: $16.50 -
DEADPAN #2: O God My Heart is Ready.
Edition: First printing.
Jackson Heights, NY: David Heatley, 2005. First edition - Notation on front cover "for mature readers" - an autobiographical work by cartoonist David Heatley, "obsessively painted in gouache paint. [with] new, bizarre and disturbing dream comics" including "My Sexual History," a 15-page account of Heatley's entire sexual history starting in Kindergarten and ending in the present, Backyard sleep over, Dad's bedroom and more. Told in a loose, autobiographical 'sketchbook' style, it is Heatley's most revealing and personal work to date. Large format comic book, illustrated throughout in full color, 34 pp including covers. ISBN: 0-976401509.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 85252More details Price: $25.00 -
KISS & TELL: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (book published as a trade paperback original. )
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 55049More details Price: $30.00 -
WEIRD LIKE US: MY BOHEMIAN AMERICA.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Simon & Schuster (2000). First edition - A book that "chronicles the vitality and influence of alternative culture in America and discovers that Bohemia is more than alive and well -i t is a powerful force in our shifting national identity." Chapters include discussions of art, politics, sexual mores, good drugs and bad drugs, to selling out and more. 287 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy black wrappers.
Book ID: 59849More details Price: $18.50 -
THE SOCIAL ECOLOGY OF RELIGION (original: The Biology of Religion.)
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.
New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. A completely revised and updated version of the 1983 book, 'The Biology of Religion.' Reveals how religions in all parts of the world meets the needs of ordinary people - includes discussion of such topics as sex in and out of marriage, circumsion, sickness, faith, divorce and widowhood, birth and childhood, and the challenges of modernity. Map, illustrations, notes, index. 322 pp. ISBN: 0-19-5069749.
Condition: Fine (a new copy)
Book ID: 26429More details Price: $16.50 -
SAM'S SONG.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Very good+ in a very good minus dust jacket (some shelfwear to bottom edge of boards, toning to spine of dj, a few small chips, original price of 4.95 still present.
Book ID: 84960More details Price: $40.00 -
SUICIDE BLONDE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Virginia-born author's second novel, the story of "a young woman's sexual and psychological odyssey set in San Francisco's demi-monde of sexually ambiguous, drug-taking outsiders," 191 pp. Cover photo by Michael Hornburg. ISBN: 0-871134799.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 86214More details Price: $18.50 -
ROSIE LITTLE'S CAUTIONARY TALES FOR GIRLS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
San Francisco: McAdam / Cage, (2007). First edition - A collection of interlinked short stories by this award winning writer, narrated by Rosie, "a Little Red Riding Hood type with lace-up Doc Martens" - stories for the smart, strong female who cant help getting into trouble. 252 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 86927More details Price: $20.00