Category: Social and Cultural History

Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema 1896 to the Present

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Continuum Intl Pub Group : 1993

Seller ID: 34892

ISBN-13: 9780826405791

Condition: VG+

A look at the women directors, producers, technicians, editors, writers and stunt women who have helped shape the history of the movies, from 1896 to the present day. This book looks at the first wave of women in creative and influential positions, before 1920, and the second wave in force tody. foreword by Judith Crist ; afterword by Marc Wanamaker. A 'Frederick Ungar' book. xxvi, 374 p. : illustrations ; 26 cm. Clean, bright, interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine ctreasing. Sl;ight wear to corner tips of the wrappers. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United State...
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Albion : Origins of the English Imagination

By: ACKROYD, Peter

Price: $18.00

Publisher: UK, Vintage : 2004

Seller ID: 039312

ISBN-13: 9780099438076

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

The origins of the English Imagination - in literature, art, architecture, music and more, a journey into the roots of English cultural history. 516pp, color photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy - about 'as new'. Weight, 724g.
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Now the War is Over

By: ADDISON, Paul

Price: $9.50

Publisher: London, British Broadcasting Corporation : 1985

Seller ID: 11458

ISBN-13: 9780224023252

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

A Social History of Britain 1945-1951. 223pp, photo illustrated. Bright, fresh copy with a sound binding and a like dustjacket. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 605g.
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Now the War is Over

By: ADDISON, Paul

Price: $9.95

Publisher: London, British Broadcasting Corporation : 1985

Seller ID: 34434

ISBN-13: 9780224023252

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

A Social History of Britain 1945-1951. 223pp, photo illustrated. Bright, fresh copy with a sound binding and a like dustjacket. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 605g
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Now the War is Over: A Social History of Britain 1945-51

By: ADDISON, Paul

Price: $8.00

Publisher: London, BBC/Cape : 1985

Seller ID: 036549

ISBN-13: 9780224023252

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

Britain in the immediate post-WWII era. 223pp, photo illustrated. Hardcover in blue cloth with unclipped dustjacket. Clean, unmarked copy showing only minor siggns of use. Weight, 610g.
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Famous Women: An Outline of Feminine Achievment Through the Ages with Life Stories of Five Hundred Noted Women

By: ADELMAN, Joseph

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, John L. Rogers : 1928

Seller ID: 10438

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: About VG

Mini biographies of famous women from history. 328pp, illustrated. Clean interior, sound binding, unmarked. Cloth has small amount of wear at extremities.
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Hypatia Reborn : Essays in Feminist Philosophy

By: Al-Hibri, Azizah (editor); Simons, Margaret A. (editor)

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Bloomington, IN, U.S.A., Indiana University Press : 1990

Seller ID: 19464

ISBN-13: 9780253327444

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Essays in Feminist Philosophy. 349pp. Very bright, fresh copy. Sound binding. No wear to purple cloth. Unmarked. Weight, 770g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for Canadian a...
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Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women

By: ALBERT, Alexa

Price: $9.50

Publisher: New York, Random House : 2001

Seller ID: 056696

ISBN-13: 9780375503313

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

'...non-judgmental, informative book helps to replace ignorance with understanding concerning the lives and attitudes of women involved in legal prostitution. 271 pages ; 25 cm. Illustrated hardcover nboards. Book is 'as new' - bright, fresh, unmarked, no wear. It also includes the title band that stands in place of a dustjacket.
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Life, Letters and Journals

By: ALCOTT, Louisa May

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Grammercy Boooks : 1995

Seller ID: 10543

ISBN-13: 9780517124246

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Compiled and edited by Ednah D. Cheney. New edition. 290pp. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding, unmarked.
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Aman: The Story of a Somali Girl

By: AMAN with BARNES, Virginia Lee and BODDY, Janice

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Toronto, Knopf Canada : 1994

Seller ID: 08599

ISBN-13: 9780394280370

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Good VG

Story of a young Somali Woman growing up in a nomadic tribal society. 349pp, map. Very clean copy with sound binding. Ink name on ffep. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx U...
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Together: Conversations About the Kibbutz

By: AMITAI, Mordechai

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Israel, Worl Hashomer Matzair : 1966

Seller ID: 28090

Binding: Printed Wrappers

Condition: Very Good or Better

History of the Kibbutz movement and Ideological Collectivism. 197pp, illustrated by Shraga Weil. Clean interior, unmarked. Pages browning. Tight, square binding, no creasing to spine. Colorful wrappers. Weight, 280g.
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Rebel Daughter: An Autobiography

By: ANDERSON, Doris

Price: $11.50

Publisher: Toronto, Key Porter : 1996

Seller ID: 09974

ISBN-13: 9781550138757

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Fine

Autobiography of a leading Canadian Feminist, Author and Journalist. Inscribed by the Author on the title page. 288pp, photo illustrated. Mint copy, as new.
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When Passion Reigned: Sex and the Victorians

By: ANDERSON, Patricia

Price: $9.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Basic Books : 1995

Seller ID: 28189

ISBN-13: 9780465089918

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About 'As New'

An exploration of sex in Victorian Britain - 'A rollicking, subversive, and massively entertaining account of Victorian passions'. 209pp, illustrated. A mint copy, just about 'as new'. Unmarked, unclipped dustjacket, bright and fresh. Weight, 500g.
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Scottish folk-lore, or, Reminiscences of Aberdeenshire from pinafore to gown

By: ANDERSON, Reverend Duncan

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, J. Selwin Tait : 1895

Seller ID: 056885

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

The author's reminiscences of life in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the last half of the 19th century. Anecdotes, stories, folklore etc. xv, 245 pages. Not illustrated. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth with bright gilt titles. Bright, white pages, unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the USPS and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, not overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usual...
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God and Production in a Guatemalan Town

By: ANNIS, Sheldon

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Austin, Texas, U.S.A., Univ of Texas Press : 1994

Seller ID: 041229

ISBN-13: 9780292727427

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: About 'As New'

Growth of Protestantism in Guatemala and its economic effects. 197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. A bright, frtesh, unmarked copy, about 'as new'. Weight, 328g.
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From the Trenches; WWI anti-Prohibition Poem

By: ANONYMOUS

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Unknown, Anonymous

Seller ID: 057429

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Small card measuring 8cm by 13cm. The header states 'From the Trenches'; The following was sent by a man in the trenches "Somewhere in France", when he heard of the Prohibition Campaign - [in Canada]. 6 verses each of 4 lines - humorous in nature. Plain back, no further details. Prohibition was introduced in various Canadian Provinces from 1915-1917, and Nationally in 1918. Driven by the Temperance Lobby. Near Fine condition. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, or via the USPS Media ail, in card sleeve. From $4.00 to $8.00 depending on exact weight etc. Those ...
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He outprayed them : the offering of a saloonkeeper before some female visitors.

By: ANONYMOUS

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Ottawa, ON, No Pubication Data Shown

Seller ID: 054743

Binding: Single Printed Sheet

Condition: About Fine

"At Ottawa, Ont. Mich., the women crusaders visited a Liquor Saloon, and tried by praying to induce the proprietor of the place to close his saloon. The proprietor invited the ladies to seats and asked them to pray, and he himself offered the following prayer ...". No identification as to author, publisher or date. Circa 1880. See similar item - World Cat 64563208. An amusing, anti-temperance tract seemingly distributed in many cities with small changes to the text. This copy from Canada. More than one copy available. 37 lines of text, small print. Ships within North America, in card sleeve, f...
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Twosome: Number One

By: ANONYMOUS

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Marquis Publishers

Seller ID: 26898

Binding: Printed Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Subtitled - 'An Illustrated Report on the Strange World of Lesbianism'. Undated, circa 1970. 32pp, 2pp text the balance b&w ophotos. Photos of attractive partially clothed women posing as a serious 'report'. Still, part of the popular treatment of the subject some 35 years ago. Bright, clean and unmarked. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 60g.
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Twosome: Number Two

By: ANONYMOUS

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Marquis Publishers

Seller ID: 26899

Binding: Printed Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Subtitled - 'An Illustrated Report on the Strange World of Lesbianism'. Undated, circa 1970. 32pp, 2pp text the balance b&w ophotos. Photos of attractive partially clothed women posing as a serious 'report'. Still, part of the popular treatment of the subject some 35 years ago. Bright, clean and unmarked. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 60g.
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A Sussex Life: The Memories of Gilbert Sargent Countryman

By: ARTHUR, Dave

Price: $13.50

Publisher: London, Barrie & Jenkins : 1989

Seller ID: 22596

ISBN-13: 9780712620376

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: About Fine

Memories of a rural life in East Sussex, England. Foreword by Ronald Blythe. 125pp, illustrated with sketches and photographs, map. Very bright, clean copy. Ink name *& date to ffep, otherwise unmarked, and about 'as new'. Weight, 390g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available.
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Category: Social and Cultural History