Edition: Essays, popular culture, massage

Alling, Albigail and Mark Nelson Life under Glass: The Inside Story of Biosphere 2 Two crew members recount living in a controlled environemnt under g;lass and steel for 2 years. 6 x9, 256 pp. including 8 pages of colour plates.Paperbound in As New condition $20.

Baistow, Tom Fourth-Rate Estate: An Anatomy of Fleet Street A look at the challenges confronting the freedom of the press. Comedia, 1983, 5.5 x 8.5, 118 pp., paperbound in As new condition $20.

Benatovich, Beth, editor What We Know So Far: Wisdom among Women 25 women contribute, Billie Jean King and Grace Paley among them. 6 x 8.5, 252 pp. clothbound with lush matte dustjacket still in fine condition. Some dints to the corners of the coth though. Fine overall condition $25.

Campbell, James Paris Interzone: Richard Wright, Lolita, Boris Vian and others on the Left Bank 1946 - 1960 The literary generation in Paris that set the stage for the Beats of the American 50's. Secker & Warburg, 1994, 6.5 x 95., 305 pp. clothbound in Fine condition $25.

Dubey, Rod Indecent Acts In a Public Space: Sports, Insolence and Sedition Sporting events as zones of transgression and transvaluation. 6 x 9, 68 pp. paperbound in red with 6 duotone illustrations of polymorphous play. As New condition $20.

Faludi, Susan Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women First Anchor Book edition of 1992. Some dents to back cover otherwise in As new condition. 5.25 x 8, 552 pp. paperbound, fine overall $20.

Gedin, Per Literature in the Market Place An ananlysis of the Swedish book trade first published in 1975, translated by George Bisset in 1977 and issued by Faber & Faber in this paperback in 1982. One chapter entitled, "The Economics of the Novel" is espeially rivetting. Fairly beaten up, front corner,back cover but still fair reading copy, 5 x 8, 256 pp. $15.

Hollingsworth, Mark The Press and Political Dissent: A Question of Censorship A Paperback original from Pluto Press in 1986. 5 x 8, 367 pp. in As New condition $20.

Hudson, Liam and Bernadine Jacot Intimate Relations: The Natural History of Desire One of its epigraphs is from Novalis, "Every loved thing is the centre of a paradise." Yale University Press new Haven & London, 1995. 6.5 x 9.75, 147 pp. clothbound with matte dustjacket all in Mint condition $40.

Jackson, Ed and Stan Persky Flaunting It! : A Decade of Gay Journalism from The Body Politic A collaboration of New Star in Vancouver and Pink Triangle in Toronto. This is a first edition paperback first printing from July of 1982. 5.5 x 8.5, 312 pp. with green titles printed on pink boards. A bunged top right corner is the only blemish. Fine condition $30.

Kostelanetz, Richard Ecce Kosti: Published Encomia 1967 - 1995 For Kostelanetz fans. Now we just punch our name up on Ask Jeeves. 6 x 9, 156 pp. paper card covers smoke stained and printed all over. Good condition overall $15.

Letterman, David and Steve O'Donnell The "Late Night with David Letterman" Book of Top Ten Lists A Pocket original , first printing of October, 1990. My favourite's gotta be from Top Ten Reasons Al Sharpton and I are still Best Friends, #9: I call him "reverend" and he calls me, "admiral." 5 x 8.25, 169 pp. smoke stains to the top face -does not make its own coffee- table -fine $15.

Marshall, Alan Changing the Word: The Printing Industry in Transition First Comedia Publishing Group edition of 1983. 5.5 x 8.5, 146 pp. between finely laminated paper covers. As new condition $25.

McPhee, John Looking for a Ship The great American essayist follows the decline of the American Merchant Marine. First Farrar Strauss Giroux edition of 1995 clothbound with unmarked dustjacket. 6 x 8.5, 242 pp. in As new condition $30.

Metcalf, Paul Where Do You Put the Horse? 33 essays are included in this Dalkey Archive edition of 1986, the longest a tribute to the poet, Charles Olson. 6 x 8.5, 165 pp. red cloth boards with black dustjacket all in Good condition $30.

Morris, Meaghan The Pirate's Fiancee: Feminism, Reading, Postmodernism The appropriation of the image as the hand-held converter of cultural values. Verso paperbound edition of 1988. 6 x 9.25, 287 pp., smoke inhalation on all open faces. Good condition $25.

Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey and Tana Wolle, editors After the Wall: Broadcasting in Germany Published in the European Media Monograph series by BFI in 1991. 5.5 x 8.5, 87 pp., paper card covers of yellow and black in Fine condition overall $20.

Pichaske, David A Generation in Motion: Popular Music and Culture in the Sixties Ellis Press paperback reprint of 1989. About 20 photos, including one that startled me when i was there of Tommie Smith and Juan Carlos giving the Black Panther Salute to the playing of "the Star Spangled Banner" at their medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics. 6 x 9, 262 pp. with a page of "suggested recordings." Some lift to the laminate covers, condition good $25

Redhead, Steve Sing When You're Winning A lefties football book in original paperback from Pluto Press of 1986. Heralds itself as 'post-punk'. 7.5 x 8.5, 144 pp. scores of pictures, many from Foul magazine. Fine overall condition $20.

Steiner-Scott, Liz, editor Personally Speaking: Women's Thoughts on Women's Issues From the Irish, Attic press of 1985 in paperback original. 5 x 8, 303 pp. over 30 authors. As New condition $15.

Vassi, Marco A Driving Passion In !975, 14 years before he died of AIDS, Vassi, born Ferdinand Vasquez gave a series of lectures in which he shared his personal experiences and sexual philosophy with an attentvie audience. texts from these form the basis for this book. Clothbound from The Permanent Press in 1992 the book is 6 x 9 and 153 pages long. Some marks but fine condition $35.

Woolf, Virginia Collected Essays, Volume 1 Edited with an introduction by Leonard Woolf. Chatto & Windus paperback edition of 1968. Includes, On Not Knowing Greek and The Death of the Moth . 6 x 8, 361 pp. shows some wear but in good overall condition $25.

Yomiuri Shimbun The Great Hanshin Earthquake: A Chronicle The earthquake that hit Kobe and Osaka Japan in January of 1995 chronicled here with a foreword by the national newspaper's Editor-in-Chief, Nakaho Akira. 16 pages of stunning colour photography by Kobayashi Masan open the text. First edition from IBH Communications Osaka, January 1996. 7.25 x 10, 232 pp. Some buckling to bottom corner face but good overall condition $45.