AMIS, KINGSLEY

Jake's Thing

Hutchinson, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0091343909. A Near Fine+ First Edition. Blue hardcovers, silver titles to the spine. Tightly bound, bright & unmarked with light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine condition. "In this hilarious, outrageous and wickedly funny story of Jake and his lost libido, Kingsley Amis does not pull any punches, but takes some well-aimed swipes at the crankier fringes of psychotherapy and at sex--1970s style. "; 8.4 X 5.6 X 1.1 inches; 285 pages; Box 50. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 24065

Catalogue: Fiction, Family & Relationships

Keywords: 0091343909 Family & Relationships Man - Woman Relationships England Fiction Family & Relationships

BUSHNELL CANDACE

4 Blondes

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0871138190. First Edition. Near fine, white cover and spine, very clean, tight copy. DJ unclipped, minor edgewear. These four stories about glamorous young 30-something women in New York are reminiscent of Bushnell's tales in SEX AND THE CITY. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 245 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 1646

Catalogue: Relationships, Dating, Fiction

Keywords: 0871138190 Fiction > New York Relationships Dating & Sex Fiction Women Family & Relationships

DE GAULLE, REMI

De Gaulle Comme de Gaulle ?

New York & London: PLON, 2018. Paperback. ISBN: 2259263445. A Fine Trade Paperback, a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. Light corner bumping with a cover wrap around. ; 8.2 X 5.4 X 1.0 inches; 270 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26290

Catalogue: French, Family & Relationships, History

Keywords: 2259263445 French > France Biography History

DEFOE DANIEL

Robinson Crusoe

Random House Value Publishing / Avenel Books, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0517626322. A Fine blue Hardcover with a tight binding, bright, unmarked pages, the DJ is in Very Good++ condition, ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 394 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27551

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Relationships, Shipwrecks

Keywords: 0517626322 Fiction > Classics Family & Relationships Shipwrecks Action & Adventure Fiction Boats, Ships, Sailing & Boatbuilding Classics Family & Relationships Action & Adventure

FAST HOWARD

Immigrant's Daughter, the

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. Hardcover. Tan / red covers, black titles to the spine. Very Good condition, tightly bound, one name to the front end paper, otherwise, clean & unmarked. Spne end bumping. A Book of the Month Club book. The DJ is Good+, small tears to the top and bottom spine ends, cover rubbing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 275 pages. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26314

Catalogue: Fiction, Family & Relationships

Keywords: Fiction Family & Relationships Fiction Family & Relationships

FRIDAY NANCY

Jealousy

New York: A Perigord Press Book, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0688043216. First Ed. White hard cover with white cloth spine. Previous owner's blind stamp on front free endpaper, half title page. Very clean, tight copy. DJ unclipped, minor edgwear , glossy, some rubbing. "A new edition of Nancy Friday's classic book makes available, once again, this searingly honest analysis of the deeply rooted, often hidden, human emotion that distorts our most intimate relationships. "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 539 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 1372

Catalogue: Relationships, Jealousy

Keywords: 0688043216 Jealousy, Emotions Psychology Family & Relationships Sociology

FUEGI, JOHN

Brecht and Company Sex, Politics, and the Making of the Modern Drama

Grove Press, 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802115292. Stated First Edition, number line indicating a First Printing. Tan / Brown Hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. In Near Fine condition with bright, unmarked pages and a solid binding. A red mark to the bottom edges. The DJ is unclipped and is in Very Good++ condition. A tiny piece missing of off the back flap fringe bottom. "A revolutionary portrait of one of the world's greatest theater artists examines his achievements as the product of his relationships with lovers and colleagues--whose work the charismatic and manipulative Brecht appropriated to fashion himself into a major literary force. "; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 732 pages; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27188

Catalogue: Biography, Authors, Arts, Family & Relationships, Germany

Keywords: 0802115292 Biography > Arts Family & Relationships Germany Biography Art & Artists Family & Relationships Germany & German Language Authors

GLAISTER, LESLEY

Limestone and Clay

London, England: Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1993. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0436201399. A Very Good++ Trade Paperback with French Flaps. Tightly bound, unamrked with light cover wear. "Nadia is a potter, a creator who expresses herself in clay. Simon is a geography teacher and a caver, exploring the stone heart of the land. But Nadia doesn't understand his obsession; and it hurts him that she doesn't value what he considers the best part of him, his explorer's heart. " ; 8.43 X 5.35 X 0.63 inches; 185 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 13096

Catalogue: Fiction, Relationships

Keywords: 0436201399 Man - Woman Relationships Fiction Family & Relationships

GORDIMER, NADINE

My Sons Story

Viking Canada, 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670836710. Yellow hard boards with black cloth spine covering, gilt titles to the spine. Very light spine end bumping, a bright unmarked interior. Light red remainder mark to the bottom edge. The DJ is unclipped. Light cover scuffing. "Gordimer's new novel, about a colored South African family ravaged by the father's affair with a white human rights advocate, probes with breathtaking power and precision the complexities of "love, love/hate," and the interplay of public and private reality." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 277 pages. As New in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 11753

Catalogue: Man-Woman Relationships

Keywords: 0670836710 South Africa Fiction Family & Relationships

GREEN, RED

Red Green's Beginner's Guide to Women

Doubleday Canada, 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385677634. Pictorial hardcovers in As New condition. Tight, bright & unmarked with faux 'duck tape' inserts to the inside seams. "Red Green is celebrated as one of the handiest men in North America. But as well as being a purveyor of inventive practical advice on, for example, making a jetpack from two propane tanks, a hybrid car from recycled golf carts and satellite dishes, and a kiddie ride from a bar stool attached to the agitator of a washing machine, Red Green is also noted for his insights into that most difficult of assembly jobs, human relationships. "; For Men Who Don't Read Instructions; 8.90 X 5.91 X 1.02 inches; 256 pages; Box 36. As New .

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Book number: 16557

Catalogue: Humour, Relationships

Keywords: 0385677634 Man - Woman Relationships Humour & Satire Family & Relationships

JAMES HENRY

The Awkward Age the Novel Library

Hamish Hamilton, 1948. Hardcover. Tan decorative covers / green cloth covered spine in fine condition. Spine end bumping. A matching unclipped DJ in Very Good conditon. Spine end wear and a small tear to the back spine hinge. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 449 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27105

Catalogue: Fiction, London, England, Family Relationships

Keywords: Fiction > Classics London, England Family & Relationships 19th Century Fiction Classics Family & Relationships England

JOYCE JAMES

Ulysses

Modern Library. G52, 1946. Hardcover. Red Hardcovers, gilt titles pannelled in black, to the spine. In Very Good condition with a sound binding and a bright, unmarked text. Spine end bumping. The DJ is in fair condition, a number written on the front flap, spine end chipping, small pieces missing of off the top cover edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 768 pages. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 27448

Catalogue: Fiction, Family & Relationships, City and Town Life, Classics

Keywords: Fiction Family & Relationships City and Town Life Classics Fiction Culture Classics Family & Relationships

KIPNIS, LAURA

Against Love a Polemic

Pantheon, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0375421890. Stated First Edition. Red / black Hardcovers in Fine condition. A sound binding with bright, unmarked the DJ is unclipped and in Fine condition. "Will all the adulterers in the room please stand up?" So begins Laura Kipnis's profoundly provocative and waggish inquiry into our never-ending quest for lasting love, and its attendant issues of fidelity and betrayal. In the tradition of social critiques such as Christopher Lasch's "The Culture of Narcissism," "Against Love" keenly examines the meaning and cultural significance of adultery, arguing that perhaps the question concerns not only the private dilemma of whether or not to be faithful, but also the purpose of this much vaunted fidelity." ; 8.7 X 5.8 X 0.9 inches; 224 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 26212

Catalogue: Family & Relationships, Social Science, Marriage

Keywords: 0375421890 Family & Relationships Social Science Marriage > Adultery Social Sciences Family & Relationships

LARRONDE OLIVIER

Les Barricades Mystérieuses

Gallimard, 1948. Paperback. A paperback in Very Good condition. No loose pages or markings in the book. Most of the pages are uncut along the top edge. A slip with erratum on it for pages 11 and 20. Cover edgewear, small creasing along the top of the cover, rubbing. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 50 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27305

Catalogue: Family & Relationships, Criticism

Keywords: Family & Relationships Literary Critcism

MACDONALD, ANN-MARIE

Fall on Your Knees

Knopf Canada, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394281594. Stated First Edition. Signed by the author, in an inscription to the previous author, to the title page. Also included is a wedding picture where MacDonald is a wedding guest! Brown / black Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. Tightly bound, bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped and is protected by a clear plastic covering. In fine condition. "At the start of the 20th century, James Piper sets fire to his dead mother's piano and heads out across Cape Breton Island to find a new place to live, eventually eloping with 13-year-old Materia Mahmoud, the daughter of wealthy, traditional Lebanese parents. And so, from early on, Ann-Marie MacDonald establishes some major themes: racial tension, isolation, passion and forbidden love, which will gradually lead to incest, death in childbirth, and even murder. "; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 566 pages; Signed by Author. Fine .

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Book number: 27409

Catalogue: Fiction, Domestic, Family & Relationships, Race Discrimination

Keywords: 0394281594 Fiction > Domestic Family & Relationships Race Discrimintaion Canadian Literature Fiction Family & Relationships Literature