Consolation of Christian Mothers Bereaved of Little Children. By a Friend of Mourners

Edinburgh, Scotland, William P. Nimmo, 1866. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. xvii, 162.12mo,,Bound in original gilt-embellished cloth with all edges gilt,A scarce and curious item. WorldCat shows only one copy in an institutional holding. The bevelled boards show some wear and light soiling. The rear hinge is cracked but still intact. The contents are a bit age-toned with occaional foxing, but are perfectly readable. Overall, a good copy for age and binding quality. With Recommendatory Notice by the Rev. Alexander Wallace. Twelve page publisher's catalogue bound-in at end of book. .

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Book number: 9900039557

Catalogue: Race & Gender

Keywords: Religion;;;;;;;;

Portland Style-Comfort Shoes Autumn and Winter 1927-28

Portland Shoe Company, 1927. pp. 12.12mo,,Card covers a bit soiled. Binding tight. Contents unmarked,Many images of the 'latest fashion' in ladies' foot wear for 1927-1928. Laid-in loose is a TLS on the letterhead of T. Roberts & Sons, of Leicester, UK, announcing this new Portland Shoe booklet. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

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Book number: 9900045130

Catalogue: Race & Gender

Keywords: Footwear;;;;;;;; black-&-white illustrations

Report of the Executive Committee of the New England Society for the Suppression of Vice

Boston, MA, 1882. 1st printing. 8vo. An original four-page printed report with printed insert. Outside pages soiled, esp. at margins. A few creases. Insert sl. worn. Overall, both documents in good, or better, condition. The New England Society for the Suppression of Vice (NESSV) was founded in Boston in 1878 by a group of Boston residents following a speech given by Anthony Comstock (who founded a similar society in New York in 1873). The NESSV was mainly concerned with the censorship or banning (hence the term 'Banned in Boston') of books and public performances which are deemed by the Society to be unsuitable for the public. Their mission statement declares that the Society exists for 'the suppression of all agencies tending to corrupt the morals of youth. We do this by the most effective means - moral or legal.' The NESSV subsequently changed is name to the 'New England Watch and Ward Society', and then again, in 1957, to the 'New England Citizens Crime Commission'. It ceased to function in 1975. Our offering is a rare original copy of one of the Society's earliest reports, printed less than four years after the NESSV was formed. In it, Frederick Baylies Allen, the Society's Secretary, sets out the accomplishments of the Society for the past year (some of which are quite remarkable, especially to those of us engaged in the trade of selling books). The Secretary's Report is followed by a financial statement, and then a list of officers and committee members. The insert contains a solicitation for financial donations to the NESSV. WorldCat reports one holding (Harvard) of a document bearing this title, but it is not clear whether it is an annual report, and in any event, in which form (original, microfiche, e-book, etc.) it is being held. .

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Book number: 9900045113

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Keywords: Morality;Morals;;;;;;;

Ainley, Marianne Gosztonyi (Ed.)

Despite the Odds; Essays on Canadian Women and Science

Montreal, Vehicule Press, 1990. Paperback. 8vo. Black and white illustrations, photographs. Light creasing to front cover, corners very slightly thumbed, previous owner's sticker affixed to half-title; very good-. .

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Book number: 060482

Catalogue: Race & Gender

Hornsby, Jr., Alton and Angela M. Hornsby

From the Grassroots"; Profiles of Contemporary African American Leaders

Montgomery, E-Booktime, LLC, 2006. Paperback. pp. 259. 8vo. Light shelfwear, rubber stamp to half title page; very good+. .

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Book number: 088445

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The Gay Interest Group of the Canadian Library Association

Out on the Shelves; Gay and Lesbian Fiction List, a Selection Guide

Canada, Canadian Library Association, 1982. Stapled Wraps. pp. 17. 8vo. Light shelfwear, spotting to covers. Previous owner's gift inscription to title page, check marks to margins; good+. .

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Book number: 073240

Catalogue: Race & Gender

Keywords: Catalog Collections; Gay Literature; Lesbian Literature

Ansari, Aziz and Eric Klinenberg

Modern Romance

New York, Penguin Press, 2015. Hardcover. 8vo. Colour photographs and charts. Light shelfwear; very good in good+ rubbed dustjacket. .

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Book number: 060465

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Baepler, Paul

White Slaves, African Masters; an Anthology of American Barbary Captivity Narratives

Chicago, University Of Chicago Press, 1999. Paperback. pp. xiii, 310. 8vo. Black and white photographs. Light shelfwear, creasing to covers, corners thumbed, pencil underlining and marginalia; good+. .

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Book number: 089969

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BAILEY, Donald M. (Editor-in-Chief)

Friction the Journal of Unpopular Culture / Includes Supplement Hip / Volume 1, Number 1 / Fall, 1990

Winnipeg, MB, Under Cover Ambiguity Pubs, 1990. 1st printing. Wraps. pp. 32. 4to.Corners of card covers turned, else unmarked and in vg condition. From the magazine's masthead: 'This issue of 'friction' may be misconstrued as lacking in focus. If so, perhaps you do. Sharpen up that 'culture-unpopular urge' - read it again'. Contains features, commentary, fiction, reviews, comix (i.e. 'comics'), poesy (i.e. 'poetry'), and something called 'ear smash'. Stamped inside the front cover is a limitation box indicating that this was copy #174 of only 200 copies printed. Contributors to this issue include Glen Campbell, Cynth Thoroski, Donald M. Bailey ('The Crazy Mixed-Up World of R. Crumb'), Karl Nyyssonen, Doug Carlson, Bruce G. Tait and Chris Hlady. No copies located through either WorldCat or AMICUS. The first issue of an optimistically planned quarterly publication of subversive and abrasive art and commentary. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

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Book number: 9900043822

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Keywords: Magazines;Counter culture;;;;;;; black-&-white illustrations

Baker, Robert

Philosophy and Sex

New York, Prometheus Books, 1998. Paperback. pp. 671. 8vo. Light shelfwear, spots to page edges, stubborn sticker to rear cover; very good-. .

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Book number: 083324

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Baldwin, James

The Evidence of Things Not Seen

New York, Henry Holt & Co, 1985. Second Printing. Hardcover. pp. 125. 8vo. Quarterbound in black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Lightest shelfwear, remainder mark to bottom edge. Price clipped dustjacket lightly shelfworn and age toned; near fine in very good+ dustjacket. .

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Book number: 085185

Catalogue: Race & Gender

Keywords: Law; crime; Wayne Williams; structural racism; injustice; polemic; essay; cultural criticism

Baldwin, James

Notes of a Native Son

Boston, Beacon Press, 1984. Paperback. pp. 175. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good. .

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Book number: 091118

Catalogue: Race & Gender

Baraka, Imamu Amiri (LeRoi Jones)

Raise Race Rays Raze; Essays Since 1965

New York, Vintage, 1972. Paperback. pp. 169. Small 8vo. Dark yellow binding. General shelfwear, evidence of prior moisture damage to rear cover; very good. .

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Book number: 088204

Catalogue: Race & Gender

Keywords: Political; political science; black nationalism; black arts; anti semitism; black separatism

Barrett, Gloria

Men

New York, Lancer Books, 1967. Lancer 75-014. Paperback. pp. 192. Small 8vo. Illustrated card covers, purple foredges. Slightest crease to spine else near fine. "The first truly candid erotic autobiography written by an American woman. .

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Book number: 050745

Catalogue: Race & Gender

Keywords: pulp ficton; erotic; sexuality; gender studies; history; erotica; scarce; rare;

Baumgardner, Jennifer; Amy Richards

Grassroots; a Field Guide for Feminist Activism

New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004. Paperback. pp. xxv, 306. 8vo. Light general shelfwear; very good+. With an introduction by Winona LaDuke. .

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Book number: 070245

Catalogue: Race & Gender

Keywords: Activism; Gender Studies; Feminism