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

New York, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1953. Second Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-/G+. Constructed from documentary data, journals, & diaries, this is the intriguing, true story of the mysterious Mammy Pleasant, a woman of color who arrived in the city from New Orleans, where she had been a "voodoo queen.'' Throughout the Gold Rush… Read more about this item

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Winn Books, 1985. First Softcover Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. Hoper, Pegge. Contains 47 full-color plates by the artist considered "the most popular of all the painters now working in Hawaii," along with an in-depth, 25-page, biographical portrait of the woman & her life & work written by Don Berry. Her images portray… Read more about this item

Attic Press, 1985. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. A feminist retake on 13 famous fairy tales, retold by various women authors, most Irish fairies. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from Attic Press in conjunction with the 1984/85 Women in Community Publishing Course in Dublin, in 64 pages, illustrated throughout in pen-and-ink. In green, white, & black… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, 1997. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Age-old fairy tales are transformed into stories for a modern generation in this collection of 13 interconnected tales featuring female characters. 228 pages.Orig. published in the UK, this is the First American Edition, third printing, from 1997. Hardcover octavo has creamy… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Pathfinder Books Ltd, 1978. First Trade Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. A supplement to the author's groundbreaking 1975 work, "Woman's Evolution,'' this new work examines the "antiwoman bias that permeates the sciences closest to human life--biology, sociology, anthropology, & primatology." An early feminist expose of sexism in academia & the scientific professions. This FIRST TRADE PAPERBACK… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Greenberg, 1951. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Writing from the perspective of "a quarter century of participation in American life as a homosexual,'' the author offers a "spiritual autobiography" of his shame & guilt, attempt to find love, attempt to find a cure through psychoanalysis, marriage to a… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1985. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Explores the portrayal of women by male artists, examining paintings that celebrate women & their sexuality vs those that reveal underlying hostility & misogyny. In 230 pages, lavishly illustrated throughout with 120 black-and-white illustrations + 23 color plates. A… Read more about this item

Freedom, California: Crossing Press, 1997. First Thus . Soft cover. Fine. Approaches the ancient Chinese oracle from a woman's perspective, incorporating spiritual elements from Celtic, Native American, Greek & other cultures into traditional Chinese symbolism In 238 pages with Bibliography. Orig. published in 1985, this is the First Edition, First Printing, from Crossing Press from 1997 (First, thus).… Read more about this item

Austin, Texas: Univ of Texas Press, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine. Explores the ways that poetry provided a voice for homosexuals in the 20th-century United States, beginning with, & forever influenced by, Walt Whitman. In 259 pages with Index, Notes, Bibliography. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1979, this trade paperback is in Fine condition:… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Random House, 2002. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First nonfiction work by this award-winning writer in which she "explores sex and gender through portraits of people who are widely considered not normal." Part of a collection of social science books--the majority packed away since Brand New--just removed from storage where they… Read more about this item

Bloomington/Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1996. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Soft cover. 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. Orig.… Read more about this item

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1979. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Traces the origins & development of the aesthetic or interpretive dance movement in the United States from the late-19th-early-20th centuries, highlighting the contributions of several young women, most notably Ruth St. Denis &… Read more about this item

SAGE Publications Ltd, 1996. First Trade Paperback Edition . Soft cover. As New. Offers "an original & challenging reading of the 'crimino-legal complex' --criminology, criminal law, criminal justice, the media, everyday experience--in the light of cultural studies & feminist theory." Part of a collection of social science books--the majority packed away since Brand New--just removed from storage where… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Glencoe, Illinois: Free Press, 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Cross-cultural perspective on male initiation rites, focusing on the Australian Aborigines, in 286 pages with full-color plate in front. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1954, this hardcover is in Near Fine condition: completely clean & unmarked with a mild rubbing to extremities, bumped… Read more about this item

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books, 1992. Revised Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. As New. Chronicles the life of the last surviving member of the Dada movement that began in bohemian New York City in 1916 with artists Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia, & other. An early feminist, Ms Wood was "the definitive free spirit,'' maintaining her independence… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: New England Free Press, 1972. First Edition Later Printing 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Precursor to the book of the same name (with a slightly different subtitle) that would become a cornerstone of the second-wave feminist movement of the 1970s, breaking all kinds of barriers that stood in the way of women taking control… Read more about this item