Search Results: Women and the Law from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Continuum Publishing Company, 1990. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of careful use: barely discernible spine lean; minimal shelf-wear along the bottom edge and the heel of the backstrip is lightly crimped; binding secure; text shows UNDERLINING AND MARGIN MARKS on several pages. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 283pp. First Ed, unstated. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus [1996]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. First Edition Thus [1996]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to the top of the front hinge and at the upper corner tip of the front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.35 x 0.65 inches). viii, 289 pages. Weight: 12 ounces. Oxford Readings in Feminism Series. Published simultaneously with the hardcover edition. University Press Paperback.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Women's Press, 1988. Paperback Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a former owner's rubber stamped name and address at the inside front cover; telse flawless; he binding remains square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 287pp. Academic Press Paperback. Rossiter identifies the contradictions of mothering. An insightful feminist analysis.

New York, NY Routledge, 1998. Paperback First Edition Thus (1998), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.65 inches). 294 pages. Language: English. Weight: 15.5 ounces. First Edition Thus (1998), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited. Academic Press Paperback.

Bloomington, IN Indiana University Press, 1979. Hardcover First Edition [1979]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1979]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows barely discernible spine lean; faint indications of shelving along bottom edge of cloth-covered boards; top edge shows some dust; price label at front free endpaper; binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows toning at outside edge front face; mild rubbing and faint soiling; just a touch of wear at corner tips; unclipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 331pp. Minorities in Modern America Series, edited by Warren Kimball and David Edwin Harrell, Jr. No longer pristine, but remains a handsome copy of this study examining the protean identity of white working-class women, their often courageous struggles for recognition and survival, and their interactions with other elements of American society.

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1985. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only fairly heavy tanning to the pages, due to aging and the mildest rubbing. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 268pp. University Press Paperback. Dr. Griffiths has written a thorough, well-researched biography on Elizabeth Cady Stanton that both presents the facts of her life and a rich understanding of the psychology and world-view of this terrifically important woman in American history. Dr. Griffith's prose is fluid, readable, and to the point. I was only sorry that she didn't fully discuss the fact that the Cady family owned at least one slave, Peter Teabout, during Stanton's childhood years. A discussion of this and it's relationship to Stanton's abolitionist sensibilities; her objections to passage of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the US… Read More

New York, NY HarperSanFrancisco, 1994. Hardcover First Edition (1994), so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1994), so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a touch of crimping to the heel of the backstrip and somee mild shelf-rubbing along the bottom edge of the quarter-cloth panels; a hint of smudging to the top edge of the text block; a former owner's short gift inscription at the upper front free endpaper; a hint of tanning to the text pages due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, showing mild wear and a couple of minor flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to "As New". The DJ shows the mildest wear to the extremities and a crease to the rear inside flap; else flawless; the price is unclipped;… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Putnam: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 2001. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good++ in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; binding shows the slightest spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 282pp. Trade Paperback.

London, UK Faber & Faber , 1992. Hardcover First Edition [1992], so stated. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition [1992], so stated. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use: just a hint of crimping to the head and heel of the backstrip; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. The DJ shows light wear to extremities; several tiny nicks and snags at the outside edges; mild rubbing to the panels; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. No longer quite 'As New', but remains close to it in a lightly worn DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.25 x 1.15 inches). xiii, 272 pages. Weight: 21 ounces. Hardback with DJ. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Oxford, UK Basil Blackwell Publishers, 1988. Hardcover First Ed UK, so stated. First Ed UK, so stated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of careful use: light shelf-rubbing along the bottom edge and a bit of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; small, faint smudge at the top edge; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; price intact. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 213pp. Translated by Lydia G. Cochrane. (Family, Sexuality and Social Relations in Past Times Series). Hardback with DJ. In 15th-century France, public prostitution was condoned by all sectors of society. Clerics and municipal officials not only tolerated prostitution, but were often its principal beneficiaries, owning and frequenting brothels quite openly. The explanation of this remarkable state of affairs is one topic covered in this book, which reconstructs a part of medieval society that has previously… Read More

Durham, NC Duke University Press, 2002. Hardcover First Edition (2002), unstated in accordance with 's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: a couple of small, extremely superficial scuffs at the lower front panel; the binding leans slightly off square, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a couiple of unobtrusive flaws. Very close to 'As New'. REMAINDER, showing a mark at the bottom edge of the text block. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.35 x 1.4 inches). xviii, 366 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 11.7 ounces. Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies Series. First Edition… Read More

New York, NY The Macmillan Company, 1930. Hardcover First Edition (1930); Second Printing. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities; slight spine lean; the text pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging; the faintest soiling to the rear panel; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor cosmetic flaws. Clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.8 x 6 x 1.35 inches). xiii, 413 pages. Illustrated with 12 small woodblock prints by Morris Topchevsky and Norah Hamilton. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 9.4 ounces. First Edition (1930); Second Printing. Hardback: Lacks DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Durham, NC Duke University Press Books, 1991. Hardcover First Edition USA (1991), so stated. Published on Great Britain in the same year. . First Edition USA (1991), so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. The Book shows a small bump to the bottom edge of the front panel, near the hinge; a tiny smudge to the bottom edge of the text block; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ shows only a touch of wear to the outside edges and mild rubbing to the panels; unclipped. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo.… Read More

New York, NY The Macmillan Company, 1930. Hardcover Second Edition (1930); First Printing Thus. The first edition was published by the Phillips Publishing Company in 1910. IMPERSONALLY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR: "FAITHFULLY FROM JANE ADDAMS". Second Edition (1930); First Printing Thus. Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities; slight spine lean; former owner's attractive vintage bookplate, dated 1931 and reading "St. John" and "Dorothy Alice Read" at the front pastedown endpaper; the text pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging; a faint 3" buckle in the underlying board at the bottom of the front panel (apparently a production flaw); a small dent to the outside edge of the rear panel; some faint thumb-smudges to the fore-edge and the top edge is somewhat dust-darkened; two pages mid-text show a newspaper clipping shadow (now removed); the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text.… Read More

New York, NY Doubleday: Anchor Books, 1993. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; the pages have tanned a little, due to aging. Binding is a a bit concave, but remains square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 639pp.46-page Section of black & white photographs. Trade Paperback. llen Chesler's 1992 biography of Margaret Sanger is acclaimed as definitive and is widely used and cited by scholars and activists alike in the fields of women's health and reproductive rights. Chesler's substantive new Afterword considers how Sanger's life and work hold up in light of subsequent developments, such as U.S. Supreme Court cases challenging the constitutional doctrine of privacy and international definitions of reproductive health as an essential human right. Chesler… Read More

New York, NY HarperSanFrancisco, 1993. Hardcover First Edition (1993), so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1993), so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows a touch of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; the binding leans ever so slightly but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A near perfect copy, showing only a couple of very minor flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ is flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches). xxxiii, 254 pages. Language: English. Weight: 16.6 ounces. Hardback with DJ.