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THE INNER CIRCLE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A fascinating, fictional rendering of what life might have been like doing research for infamous sex professor Alfred Kinsey." SIGNED on the title page.418 pp. ISBN: 0-14-303586x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 81933More details Price: $28.50 -
LOVE'S BODY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - A classic and influential work by this American scholar, writer and philosopher, which he describes as "a continuation of the voyage begun in 'Life Against Death'. " In this he discusses the work of Sigmund Freud in relation to philosophy, as well as criticizing the Western tradition of political thought, as he argues that the body, rather than reason or the mind, is the key to understanding human nature. He contends that the liberation of the body and sexuality is necessary for true political freedom. Bibliography. 276 pp. Uncommon in the hardcover first edition, and especially so in this condition.
Condition: Very near fine in burgundy cloth with silver lettering a like dustjacket (dust jacket folded slightly offcenter)
Book ID: 91481More details Price: $85.00 -
WOMEN, PASSION & CELIBACY.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Carol Southern Books / Crown, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book by this feminist author, lecturer and mother in which she extols the benefits of chosen, 'passionate' celibacy. "In Victorian times, women were regarded as deviant if they enjoyed a full and exciting sex life. Today, women invite equally pejorative labels if they admit that they don't!" Notes, bibliography, index.vii, 280 pp. ISBN: 0-517597381.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 90671More details Price: $17.50 -
THE COST OF LOVING: Woman and the New Fear of Intimacy.
Edition: First trade edition.
New York: Putnam, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of interviews and insights of women from different backgrounds - discusses feminism, professional, self-fulfillment and sexual liberation and the definition of each to these women. 222 pp. ISBN: 0-399-12859.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 61341More details Price: $16.50 -
HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE.
Edition: 5th printing of the first edition.
Boston: Little Brown, (1966.) dj. Hardcover - A pioneering work, now a classic in the field, the product of eleven years' research into the anatomy and physiology of human sexual response. Illustrated throughout with photographs, sketches and charts. References, glossary, index. Black and white illustrations throughout text. xiii, 366 pp.
Condition: Very good+ tan boards in very good- dust jacket (some rubbing and short closed tears to dj.)
Book ID: 87589More details Price: $19.50 -
SLIDES.
Edition: First printing.
London: Macdonald, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - True first edition of Plante's second novel, a twisted and compelling story about five friends who, as they live together and travel together, from Boston to Italy, slowly create a dark world of foreboding and shadow around themselves. Dust jacket illustrated by David Hockney. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-356035190.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 84867More details Price: $60.00 -
RAINBOW BOYS.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: Simon & Schuster, (2001.). First edition - His first novel - and the first book in his highly praised trilogy on what it means to be gay and young in America. 245 pp including 10 pp of information re resources for gay teenagers.
Condition: Fine in printed bright yellow wrappers.
Book ID: 50566More details Price: $25.00 -
THE STORY OF THE NIGHT.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in Argentina, in the time of the generals, this is both a suspense novel and a love story. Richard Garay is enabled by Falklands War to discard the "Britishness "he inherited from his mother and to take chances, both sexual and professional. SIGNED by the author. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-52119.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 59903More details Price: $45.00

