Search Results: Women's-Men's-Gender Studies/Feminism/LBGTQA from Gargoyle Books

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Life Cycle Books, 1979. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Extremely scarce, purporting to be " [a] doctor's personal report on the agonizing issue of abortion,'' the true account of an ob-gyn who formerly performed abortions but had a "moral turnaround" & became vehemently anti-abortion, co-founding the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws shortly after Roe v. Wade was codified into law. Claims to expose the "political maneuverings of the "pro-abortion" movement & the "machinery of the massive abortion industry,'' using the same rhetoric presented 40 years hence by those who fought (& just succeeded in 2022) in overturning Roe. In 330 pages with Index + blank Notes pages in rear. First Mass Market Paperback Edition, First Printing, from 1979, published by an obscure Canadian press. Condition is VG: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages show… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1965. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Blanchard, Carol. Popular midcentury actress offers advice she gleaned from talking to thousands of men on what makes the "ideal woman,'' & offers tips on how to achieve such status. Typical 50s' stereotypes & promotion of advice boiled down to "just shut up & look pretty" presented without a touch of irony. In 180 pages with Index, line drawings throughout by Carol Blanchard. Orig. published in 1965, this is the Third Printing from May of that year, but a Book Club Edition (BCE). Hardcover with cream-colored cloth over boards stamped with a bright red pair of lips & beauty mark to front, lettered in somewhat faded red script to spine. Condition is Near Fine: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with very mild tanning to edges; no foxing. The unclipped DJ is VG, downgraded due to some chipping to both edges. with… Read More

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Contemporary Books, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Oversized paperback in 104 pages, profusely illustrated with photos of famous women bodybuilders of the late 1970s-early 1980s. Condition is Near Fine: has been on my personal bookshelf since purchased Brand New in 1983. Only flaw is extreme slight edgewear! Covers colorful & bright, binding is secure & straight, pages white. NO writing, highlighting or underlining; NOT ex-lib or BCE. Please see our photos--they show the exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2020. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1913. First Thus . Hardcover. Fair. General George Custer's wife recounts her adventures alongside her husband in late-19th-century frontier America, the only woman who always rode with the regiment (Army of the Potomac). Her work provides a unique glimpse into what it was like to be a woman in the wilds of the rapidly expanding country, as well as offers a different portrait of Custer--as a husband & as a man--than is usually portrayed in history books. In 316 pages with glossy frontispiece of General Custer, extracts of Custer's letters appended. Orig. published in 1885, this is a later edition with the updated 1913 copyright (First, thus). Hardcover 12mo has blue-green cloth over boards stamped with worn gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fair: heavy rubbing to extremities, both hinges cracked. The map showing portions of Montana & Dakota (not yet divided into North & South) & pp1-2 are completely loosened. Else,… Read More

Los Angeles, California: Alyson Books, 2004. First Edition First Printing . Trade Paperback. As New. The author, herself a survivor, offers hope & encouragement for recovery & healing to other lesbians dealing with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Trade paperback in 407 pages, includes exhaustive appendices with resources, support groups, self-help organizations, & a comprehensive Bibliography. Condition is As New: stored since Brand New & just uncovered! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks Fire, 2023. Paperback Original (PBO) . Soft cover. As New. Chillingly prescient YA tale (designed for YA readers, but thoroughly enjoyable by adults) in the style of "A Handmaid's Tale" about a "New America" where women have lost most all of their rights.too close to comfort to ignore! A trade paperback original from 2023 (First Edition, first printing), condition is Fine: book was obtained Brand New & SIGNED by the AUTHOR, with a personalized inscription saying "To Kathy. Resist!" Completely clean & crisp & bright, virtually flawless! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Routledge, 1996. First Paperback Edition . Soft cover. As New. Collection of 18 plays by African-, Asian-, Latina-, and Native-American women, including works by both emerging & well-established playwrights. 323 pp. From the library of the founding chair of the Theatre Dept at UC Davis, this is the First softcover edition from 1996. Trade paperback is in As New condition: appears never opened, publisher's review slip laid in. Completely clean, bright, & unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Casper, Wyoming: Bighorn Book Company, 1969. Third Edition . Spiral-bound softcover. Fine. Orig. published in 1965, reprinted in 1967, this Third Edition from 1969 was reprinted during the centennial year of the woman's suffrage movement in the US, where the state of Wyoming was the first to grant equal rights to women."& it all started with a tea party in 1869 in South Pass City." In 208 pages, with Index in rear, this spiral-bound softcover has decorative paper wrappers held together with a brown plastic comb binding. Condition is Fine: appears unused, just lacks that brand new crispness! Completely clean & bright, binding secure, pages modestly tanned around edges. Bottom outer corner of front cover is very slightly curled. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Read More

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/San Francisco, California: Cleis Press, 1993. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Soft cover. VG+. A FIRST EDITION, second printing, from 1993, this trade paperback has decorative wrappers with an erotic image to front cover. 251 pages, including author bios & other titles from this publisher in rear. Condition is VG+: completely clean save for a smudge to outside fore edge. Binding straight & strong, pages creamy white & unmarked. Mild rubbing to extremities all around & slightly bumped corners. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Incorporated, 1998. First Edition First Printing . Trade Paperback. VG+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. In-depth analysis of women crime writers & female crime sleuths in a collection of articles from writers, editors, & readers. A must for the mystery fanatic! In 366 pages, with photos & illustrations throughout, Index. A First Edition, first printing, this trade paperback is in VG+ condition: completely clean with extremely minor rubbing to extremities, tiny 1/2" tear at head of spine-front cover interface. Otherwise, binding square & strong, pages white. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Only other flaw is red stamp to bottom outside page edges. Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1977. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. The makeup wizard to the stars in the 1960s-1970s shares his secrets, highlighting his unique Sculpture-Portrait technique that does makeup according to a woman's bone structure & skin rather than facial shape. From 1977, this is a book club edition, identical to the first edition in all respects. In 101 pages + About the Author, well-illustrated throughout by the author. Hardcover 4to has tan cloth-covered boards lettered in black to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean, just without that brand new crispness! Binding strong & straight, pages bright white & unmarked; slight toning to title page where it looks like a newspaper clipping was laid in. The DJ is only Good, with chipping & rubbing to all edges; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free (removed for photos)! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we… Read More

Hampshire, England: Gower House, 1986. First British Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Anthology of 16 feminist fairy tales & 4 critical essays that turn traditional tales on their head & offer new, empowering view of female characters. Includes works by writers like Anne Sexton, Olga Broumas, Joanna Russ, Tanith Lee, Margaret Atwood, Angela Carter, Jay Williams, & more. in 270 pages with Bibliography, original illustrations throughout. First published in hardcover in 1986, this is the First Trade Paperback Edition. Condition is VG: completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white. Very slight external surface rubbing to extremities, slightly curled bottom corners. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Univ of Pittsburgh Press, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. First Edition , First Printing from 1989, in 615 pages, exhaustively researched & indexed. Hardcover with light blue cloth-covered boards & copper lettering/design to front & spine. No DJ as issued by publisher. Stored since Brand New & just unearthed. Condition is Fine: never opened, essentially new. Only flaw is slight smudge to top outside page edges. Otherwise, completely white. NO wear, NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Flaws: modest corner bumping, rubbing to extremities. POur photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: John B. Alden, 1885. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Dedicated to "the real little housewives whose gentle listening and thoughtful questioning enabled the writer to write this book," this is a series of lectures delivered by Ruskin, one of the 19th-century's most renowned writers & philosophers, to his students at the progressive school for girls at Winnington Hall in Cheshire, England. "On the surface a discourse on crystallography" designed to introduce girls to science, "it is [actually] a metaphorical exploration of social and political ideals'' (Wiki). 158 pp., patterned endpapers. Orig. printed in London in 1866, this is an early American edition from 1885. His hardcover 24mo has green cloth-covered boards stamped & lettered in gilt to front with an intricate red-brown design. Condition is VG: very clean, stitched binding secure but gutter cracked at dedication page, bit of tearing around stitching at title page. Pages… Read More

University of Massachusetts Press, 1997. First Trade Paperback Edition . Soft cover. As New. A journalist explores the day-to-day lives of women inmates housed at the Connecticut Correctional Institution in Niantic. Part of a collection of social science books--the majority packed away since Brand New--just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions. A chance to build your library with essentially new books that have been long out of print or not seen the light of day in decades! This First Trade Paperback Edition fro 1997 is Brand New: completely clean, bright, & unmarked. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

La Jolla, California: Green Tiger Press, 1986. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Photographs & paintings from both famous & lesser-known artists grace this lovely tribute to "the feminine principle in all things,'' a "visual poem" to the beauty of women, complemented with a few words. Unpaginated, containing 159 images all told. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from the small Green Tiger Press of La Jolla, CA, in 1986, this hardcover book has decorative paper over boards with a delicate painting of a woman, reproduced on the DJ. Condition of both is Fine (our highest grade): just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white--no tanning or foxing. Old gift inscription in center of ffep, else unmarked. Corners crisp. The unclipped DJ is equally lovely: bright & clean with slight darkening to rear; beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never… Read More

University Park Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999. First Edition First Printing . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Edited collection of 19 essays, + a Preface & Introduction by the Editors, that offer interdisciplinary feminist perspectives on the life & works of Ayn Rand. In 413 pages with Index, Selected Bibliography. A First Edition from 1999, this trade paperback is in Near Fine condition: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Only flaw is very slight bumping to front outer corner & remains of old bookstore sticker on spine. Please see our photos--they show the EXACT book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm (Pacific) time; Sundays & holidays ship very next business day!

Yale University Press, 1994. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Part of a collection of social science books--the majority packed away since Brand New--just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions. This one offers 11 essays by feminist scholars specializing in Jewish studies, in 281 pages with Index. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1994,this hardcover has deep cranberrry paper over boards lettered in black to spine. Condition is As New: flawless inside & out! The unclipped DJ is downgraded to Near Fine due to a long (3") vertical tear descending from top edge of top cover; else clean & bright. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders,… Read More

Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New/New. Psychiatrist/neurologist presents "new understanding" of female sexual dysfunction & the "psychosexual structure" of the female personality, in the era when any sexual problems had to be the woman's fault. FIRST EDITION hardcover is still sealed, Brand New in Brand New DJ. NOT ex-lib. Photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

New York, New York: The Century Company, 1911. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+/No Jacket. Phillips, C. [Charles] Coles. A 1911 First Edition, First Printing, of this exquisite collection representing some of the best portraits of women created by C. [Charles] Coles Phillips (1880-1927), a prolific artist from New Rochelle, NY, best known for these works, most of which originally appeared in Life magazine. Included are 39 full-color, full-page images + 28 smaller ones in black-and-white. All are completely clean & unmarked, with creamy white, unfoxed backgrounds. However, as the binding has cracked & stitching is loosening, one image--"Reflections of a Bachelor"--& the title page have come completely detached, with damage (rubbing, tiny tears) to fore edge side. Else, the hardcover quarto is in VG-/Good+ condition: bright green cloth-covered boards have mild-moderate rubbing to extremities, several small bleached-looking stains to bottom front margin, pushing to… Read More