The Marriage Wilderness
by Tennison, Patrick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0207124582
- ISBN 13
- 9780207124587
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Acknowledgement and foreword by Francis Macnab. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with white and blue coloured titles to the front panel black and white coloured titles to the back strip. In this book the author reports on the study of Dr. Francis Macnab and his staff on a particular condition that he called "suburbia neurosis" suffered by housewives. "Outwardly smart, poised, often well-to-do, these women are inwardly miserable, lost, uncertain of themselves, dissatisfied with their marriages, hard to live with, frequently alienated from their children, lonely and incapable of making friendships or feeling part of the community  indeed, desperate.'' -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening of the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the book corners. Uniform tanning of the textbook edges and pages. Faint offset tanning to the text block edges and pages. Creasing to the dustwrapper corners and top back strip edge. A couple of small tears to the top edge of the rear panel and the laminate has started to lift on that same panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], IX - X, 222 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Women & Feminism; Australia; 1970s; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0207124582. ISBN/EAN: 9780207124587. Inventory No: 0123907. . 9780207124587
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0123907
- Title
- The Marriage Wilderness
- Author
- Tennison, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0207124582
- ISBN 13
- 9780207124587
- Publisher
- Angus and Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Study  women, suburbia, marriage, Australia, 1970s, psychology, sociology Women & Feminism; Australia; 1970s; Sociology & Culture. Unbranded ISBN: 0207124582 EAN: 9780207124587 Tennison, Patrick The Marriage Wilderness
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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