The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
The Feminine Mystique, published 19 February 1963, is a book written by Betty Friedan which brought to light the lack of fulfillment in many women's lives, which was generally kept hidden.
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Feminine Mystique.
by FRIEDAN, Betty.
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- 1963
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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NY:: W. W. Norton & Company,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. First printing (as indicated by complete number line on copyright page). Very good in a very good (moderate edge wear with a few small chips, crease on rear flap, small damp stain on verso, lower corner of front flap is clipped… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique.
by Friedan, Betty
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- 1963
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1963. First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Betty Friedan on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. The Feminine Mystique begins with an introduction describing what Friedan called "the problem that has no name"the widespread unhappiness of women in the 1950s and… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Friedan, Betty
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Ridgewood, New York, USA
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$500.00
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NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printing of this monumental work, which nearly single-handedly ushered in second-wave feminism. Friedan argued that the dissatisfaction rampant among post-war American women was the direct result of the "feminine mystique," a limiting trope of passivity then prevalent in mainstream culture. Written in a persuasive… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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- First Edition
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- 1963
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$250.00
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 1 through 9 number line. Light rubbing and toning, light corner bumps. Jacket with the same, and with spine fade, a few tiny tears. Photos upon request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1963. First edition. First edition, first printing. 410 pp. Bound in publisher's boards over black spine lettered in gilt. Very Good with bookplate on paste down, former owner's name written on front free endpaper, clear dampstain to pages 9 & 10. In Very Good dust jacket, hipped at head and tail with… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE
by Friedan, Betty
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- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
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- First Edition; Fourth Printing
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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- 0393084361
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Livonia, Michigan, USA
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$56.00
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W W Norton & Co Inc. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 0393084361 . ****Holiday Sale! The current price reflects a 20% discount off the regular price, while the item lasts. Sale ends December 11, 2023*****; Half black cloth cover with red boards has light wear to spine caps, bumped corners, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan
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- 1st Edition
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- 1963
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
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NY: W. W. Norton & Co., 1963. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1963. INSCRIBED, 1st EDITION (2nd PRINTING) --'THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE'-- author BETTY FRIEDAN inscribed her book, 'For Jean Dietz - companion in a torturous hour'. Laid-in is a hand-written invitation to Jean Dietz to meet with Betty Friedan at another woman's home in Brookline, Mass., and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan
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- 1963
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Columbia, Maryland, USA
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$225.00
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Name stamped on end paper. Pages are clean and unmarked. Exterior page edges are toned. Boards are in excellent condition. Dust jacket is clipped, faded at spine and chipped and worn at spine. Item Price
$225.00

The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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- Used - Very Good
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- 4th Printing
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- 1977
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- Paperback
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- 0440124980
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Eunumclaw, Washington, USA
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$51.50
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US: Dell, 1977. Dell 1977 4th Printing Very Good/ Printed June 1964. Light wear to bright glossy cover with minimal creasing, spine reinforced with clear library tape, previous owner's stamp inside cover, page edges dyed tearl are darkened, a few tiny page edge tears, tight tanned unmarked pages. 384 pages with index.. 4th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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- Later Printing
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- 1963
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Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1963. Third printing of Freidan's classic exposé of "the distorted image of femininity that pervades our culture", a cornerstone of modern feminist thought. Hardcover, quarter blue cloth over grey-green boards, gilt titling; in jacket, as pictured. Corners bumped; jacket a bit edgeworn with a few nicks & scuffs, spine badly faded, $5.95 price… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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- good
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1963
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- Cloth
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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$575.00
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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/good. The first edition, first printing of The Feminine Mystique, in the publisher's scarce first state dust jacket.. Octavo, 410pp. Orange cloth, quarter black cloth spine, title printed in gold on spine. First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. Touch… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition/First Printing
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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dallas, Texas, USA
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$200.00
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New York: Norton, 1963. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. No jacket. 1-9 number line. Nice and solid. Portion of front panel shows a little offsetting/fading. Two small spots to front panel. Two small charcoal-like stains to top edge. Email for pics.
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The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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- Used - VG+
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- 1984
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- Paperback
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- 0440324971
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Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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$48.00
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1984: Dell (21st Ptg.), 1984. Book. VG+. Soft cover. 1984 Mass Market Paperback. Bright, tight copy w/light rubbing/wear to portions of cover, light toning to extremities, very clean & free from markings/marginalia within. VG+. Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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- 1963
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Aiken, South Carolina, USA
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$50.00
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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 410 pp. Sixth printing. Very good with bit of fading to covers, fading to DJ spine, rubbing and few short tears to jacket.
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The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1973
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- Hardcover
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- 0393086852
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Woodstock, Illinois, USA
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$405.00
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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Tenth Anniversary edition with a new Introduction and Epilogue. Second Printing. Inscribed by Friedan on the front endpaper, presumably to Dorothy Haener. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($10.00), generally toned. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Friedan's… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan
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- Used - Very Good
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- Dell Books #2498
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- 1973
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- Mass Market Paperback
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Longmont, Colorado, USA
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$45.00
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New York, NY: Dell, 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Dell Books #2498. Very Good. Interior is clean with no markings. Cover shows edge, corner, and spine wear as well as rubbing and abrasion. Spine is creased. Cover design by Mac Gibboney. Overall a clean, solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Item Price
$45.00

The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition; Second Printing
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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$100.00
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E-261: W. W. Norton & Company. Good. 1963. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, New York. 1963. 410 pgs. Second Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Friedan, Betty
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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$750.00
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E-265: W. W. Norton & Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, New York. 1963. 410 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ around the extremities (spine is sunned and faded). Bound in cloth boards with titles… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan
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- Used - Good
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- 1976-06-24
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140022619
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Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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$15.72
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Penguin Books Ltd, 1976-06-24. Paperback. Good. 7x4x0. First Printing September 1975, Paperback, some cover corner and edge wear, Spine Creases, Pages a bit tanned with age, Pages are otherwise clean, tight and flat. Item Shrink-wrapped for additional protection Item Price
$15.72