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Canada: Broadview Press, 1995. 232 bright, white pages; inscription on half title page. Little edgewear to cover. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Signed by both authors with a brief inscription on title page. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 300 pages; illustrated with black and white photographs. From jacket: "(The authors) provide a thoughtful, deeply personal look at the enduring bonds of friendship between women. Friends for over a quarter of a century (the authors) bring to their book the unique mix of insight and humor that only such a long and rich relationship can produce." In very good condition; we note only a couple of small dimples on jacket Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1989. Edited by Tani E. Barlow with Gary J. Bjorge Introduction by Tani E. Barlow 8vo size trade paperback; 361 pages From back: "A comprehensive collection of the writings by the revolutionary writer, feminist and literary dissident Ding Ling (1904 - 1985), one of the most colorful and important Chinese women writers of the 20th century. Ding Ling's concentration women and emotion made her literary reputation. A political intellectual, she was imprison by both the Nationalists in the 1930s and Communist government during the Cultural Revolution. This reich section of Ding Ling's writings includes short stories, an essay, a memoir, a novella, and an unfinished novel, and it charts the evolution of her writing and her feminist consciousness over a 50-year period." Edgewear, creased back corners and small spot on bottom of book. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade… Leer más

Novato, CA: New World Library, 2006. Foreword by Isabel Allende Stated First Printing with full numberline 4to size trade paperback with French flaps; 235 pages From back cover: "Photography, paintings, poetry, fiction, songs and essays from 105 young women from 57 countries, including contributors: Queen Rania al-Abdullah Hafsat Abiola Nural Izzah Anwar Oksana Baiul Ani Difranco Cathy Freeman Lisa Ling Marisa Monte Lorena Ochoa Zadie Smith" Edgewear, very light wear to covers. Dealer Direct Payment Only.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing Inc., 2002. Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 272 pages. From jacket: "Maternal infanticide, or the murder of a child in the first year of life by its mother, elicits sorrow, anger, horror, and outrage. But the perpetrator is often a victim, too... this unique volume brings together a multidisciplinary group of experts who focus on the psychiatric perspective of this tragic cause of infant death." In four parts: Epidemiology and Historical Legal Status Biopsychosocial and Cultural Perspectives on Infanticide Contemporary Legislation Treatment and Prevention Light wear and edgewear to jacket, book is in excellent condition. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. First. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soncino Press, 1970. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; Contents include: The Jewish Women in the Bible Some Stories About Jewish Women The Jewish Woman in the Responsa Literature for Jewish Women in Medieval and Later Times Marriage in Judaism Marriage and Divorce The Rhythm of Life Taharah - A Way to Married Happiness The Elan Vital of the Jewish Woman The Jewish Woman and Her World Outstanding Jewish Women in Western Europe The Jewish Woman in Eastern Europe The Jewish Woman in Social Service in Germany The Jewish Woman in Israel Jewish Women's Organizations in the United States Jacket has edgewear, rubbing and some light soil. There is a half inch tear to bottom back of jacket. We noted penciled brackets or underlining on at least 27 pages and penciled marginalia on two pages. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Carroll & Graf, 1992. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 566 pages From jacket: "Women's contributions to the genre, which now includes science fiction, stories of ghosts and the supernatural, fairy tales, stories of magic and terror, and weird horror, have been considerable... Most critics now agree that it was Mary Shelley who with Frankenstein invented what we now call science fiction, while Ann Radcliffe's novels of the 1790s sparked the immense vogue for Gothic... (This book) is the first substantial collection of women's fantasy writing from these beginnings to modern ties, and it includes a wealth of wondrous stories by the women who did so much to shape the course of fantastic fiction." Authors include: Mary Shelley Charlotte Bronte Elizabeth Gaskell George Eliot Harriet Beecher Stowe Florence Marryat Olive Schreiner Edgewear, bumped front corners. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Avon Books, 1995. First Edition Thus with full numberline 8vo size trade paperback; 131 pages with several full page black and white illustrations. From back cover: "This is the chronicle of one woman's evolution from reluctant fly-fishing student to devout angler. But is is more more than her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated sport. (This volume) describes the careful composition of a life devoted to family as well as to the stream... and on understanding the passion she shares with her grandmother for hours spent at one with the natural world." Edgewear, toned pages with tanned margins, tanned inside covers. . First Thus. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with photo illustrated dust jacket; 498 pages including index and with a few black and white photographs From jacket: "Was she a selfless political activist? A feminist heroine? A gifted writer who rose from poverty to become a leading journalist and author of the cult classic Daughter of Earth? A spy for the Soviet Union? Or all of these things? Drawing on fifteen years of intensive research and unprecedented access to previously unpublished documents, this vibrant book brings to life one of the twentieth century's most fascinating women. (The author) traces Agnes Smedley's unlikely trajectory from a small Missouri town to the coal country of Colorado; to Berkeley and Greenwich Village; to Berlin, Moscow, and China. Fueled by a fury at injustice, Smedley threw herself headlong into the crucial issues of the time, from Indian independence to birth control, women's rights, and the… Leer más

New York: William Morrow, 1974. 8vo size hardcover with photo illustrated dust jacket; 239 pages with two sections of black and white photographs. From dust jacket: "Billie Jean King is 'the Old Lady' - high from a win at Wimbeldon Margaret Court is 'the Arm' - with a right-hand grip strength of 121.5 pounds and arms three inches longer than the normal woman Chris Evert is 'the Ice Dolly' - perhaps the least popular player among her colleagues and the most popular among the spectators Rosie Casals is 'Rosebud' - the classic rebel Evonne Goolagong is 'the Jock' - discovered at age nine hitting balls on a rutted court Julie Heldman, Francoise Durr, Virginia Wade - here are the players and the play from the 1973 women's tennis circuit." Jacket has edgewear and a quarter inch tear at top front. Pencilled numbers and price on fep. Bumped top front corner; slightly musty. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity… Leer más

New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1980. 327 pages. From back: "(This book) is journey through time and space - from 2300 BCE into the 20th century, from bibllical lands to the nations of our own era. It is a source book on the presence of the feminine in many cultures. The 24 essays examine the links between mothers and daughters as portrayed in myths, novels, poems, autobiographies, diearies, songs, oral tradition." Sunned spine with sunning extending to covers. Fep has notes; covers have moderate wear. Text is unmarked. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Atheneum, 1961. Jacket has significant chipping; price clipped jacket; pricing on fep; name and inscription on half title. Red bordered top is faded and mottled; bumped corners. 337 bright, white, unmarked pages. From jacket flap: "The five women portrayed in (this book) all lived in the same century...and in the small world of the Parisian grand monde." Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase supports charity and benefits literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Macmillan, 1942. Wear to jacket with some chipping around edges. 121 pages with some black and white illustrations. We noted pencilled brackets on 22 pages with some underlining on several pages. Several previously folded page corners. Notes: "lites, siren, all clear" pencilled on fep. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Hokinson, Helen E.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

2007. First Edition with full number line 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 418 pages plus two sections on glossy stock of black and white photographs and illustrations. Photos included are the well-known sequence of Switzer's then boyfriend preventing a Boston Marathon official removing her from the course during her 1967 run; these photos are also on both the front and back of the dust jacket. Black and white photos are also used as the section dividers in the text. From jacket: "In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to register for and wear bib numbers in what was then the all-male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the event's directors. He attacked her mid-race, trying to violently eject her. In what would become one of the all-time iconic images in sports, Switzer escaped from the director, with the help of her fellow runners, and finished the race. Not only was it a watershed moment for the sport, its also became a significant event in women's history - a… Leer más

New York: The Free Press, 1993. In very good condition, with a little wear to jacket. Inscribed and signed by both authors "Carol" and "Dawn-Marie" on fep. 424 pages. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Shambhala, 2022. Advance Review Copy, Uncorrected Proof Large 8vo size trade paperback; 180 pages with black and white photographs Covers are clearly unique to proof. It is marked as ARC on front cover and Uncorrected Proof on back cover. Back cover provides quotes from other authors, an overview of the book and brief biography of the author and details of the marketing and publicity campaign and finished publication. From back cover: "Tap into the powerful, revitalizing, feminine "lunar" energy that is at the heart of kundalini yoga practice with this beautifully illustrated guide that incudes asanas, pranayma, mantras, and meditation for practitioners of all levels. Kundalini is an ancient practice that includes powerful, specific teaching for anyone identifying as female." Creased corner of front cover. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Advance Reading Copy ARC. Trade Paperback. Good/No… Leer más

Sydney, Australia: Doubleday, 1987. 158 bright, glossy pages with vibrant color photographs throughout. Light crease on lower front cover with slight curl. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1946. 248 tanned pages with faded blue borders all around. One inch tear at external spine both sides. Separation at both hinges, but boards are attached. Pencilled number on contents page. Black and white illustrations. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Colburn, Dorothy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grune & Stratton, 1954. Volume One, only Foreword by Stanley Cobb, MD 1954, 13th printing. First published in 1944. 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with gilt titles on spine; 399 pages including index. Contents include: Prepuberty Early Puberty Puberty and Adolescence Menstruation Eroticism: the Feminine Woman Feminine Passivity Feminine Masochism The 'Active' Woman: the Masculinity Complex Homosexuality Edgewear, bumped and worn head and heel of spine, bumped top corner, worn bottom corner. Back of cover has some rubbing - or it could be past insect damage. There is a chip to bottom of title page. We noted a fingermark or soil in the margin of one page and in the top margin of page 27. . 13th. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Haworth Press, 1995. 385 pages Contents include: Testimony: Walking on Moonsands by Carmen Vazquez Salience of Loss and Marginality: Life Themes of "Immigrant Women of Color" in Canada by Nayyar S. Javed Personal Reflections of an Anglo Therapist in Indian Country by Eidell B. Wasserman A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Being Eurasian in the U.S. of A. by Christine M. Chao Racism in Academia: A Case Study by Patricia Guthrie Some Painful Experiences of White Feminist Therapist Doing Research with Women of Color by Nikki Gerrard A Japanese American Therapist Discovers Feminist Therapy by Judy Y. Kawamoto Prison of Color by Virginia H. Harris, more Theory: Institutional Racism in the Mental Health Profession by Beverly Green Anti-Racism as an Ethical Norm in Feminist Therapy Practice by Laura S. Brown Double Positive: Lesbians and Race by Dorian Leslie & Lauren Mac Neill, more Guides to Anti-Racist Practice: Treatment Considerations When the Therapist Is the Minority in the… Leer más