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New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1994. CF4 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in yellow wraps with very minor overall sehlf wear plus there is a crease on the front cover at the top right corner plus there is some very, very light soiling on the outside paper edges. A book that examines western and especially American culture's focus on the illustion of youth. The author presents the idea that ageing can actually bring new possibilities of both intimacy and purpose. Endnotes, indexed, 671p. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Milford, CT, U.S.A.: Papier-Mache Press, 1998. CG1 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An as new, unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A collection of stories and poems about the special relationships between people of different generations. 192p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. CG2 - A tight, clean, sound copy in light gray paper covered boards quarter bound in red cloth with silver lettering on the spine and on the front with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library marks and stamps on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page plus the book is very slightly shelf cocked plus there is some light fading along the top and bottom spine edges. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus the front and back endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers plus there is a library label on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Endnotes, indexed, 422p. A history from prehistory times to the present of the woman of mature years, both as she has seen herself and as she has been seen by others and how their perceptions have mythologized, denigrated, adored,… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Little, Brown and Company, 1993. BE3 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very miinor overall shelf wear plus there is a crease on the spine. With a new afterword by the author. A book in which the author sets out to restore the self-authority that injustices of race, class, age, sexuality, and ability have undermined. Bibliography, endnotes, acknowledgments, indexed, 421p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Vintage Books/Random House, 1984. BF4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only minor overall shelf wear plus 1 page dogeared. A collection that meditates on the end of life and it is human strength in this unavoidable encounter that the author dramatizes. An author of great depth noted for her ability to use her lifelong appreciation of food as the skeleton to hang on the richness of human interaction and the curious nature of life. A highly recommended author. 243p. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.