Bancroft Betsy (30 results)

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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. Bridges, Ruth Powers (illustrator). First Edition. Illustrated throughout with B&W [sepia] drawings. Pages [81] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Burgundy cloth boards, bright copper lettering, clean, some shelf wear, back spine edge with a four inch split. Usual ex-libri markings. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

hardcover. Condition: New. May have light shelf wear due to warehouse storage and handling.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Bridges, Ruth Powers (illustrator). Dust jacket chipped and torn at the top and bottom of the dust jacket. Size: 9 x 11.25. Signed and Inscribed By Author. Poetry.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING Book & DJ in Brand NEW FINE excellent condition.Appears UNREAD. Shelf 597A. Bright clean, tight .Not a book club copy. No previous owner name, no underlining, not ex library, not price clipped, not a remainder.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. SIGNED BY AUTHOR!!! Book in great condition from non-smoking home.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Ruth Powers Bridges (illustrator). {Illustrated by Ruth Powers Bridges; Pelican Publishing Company; Gretna, Louisiana; 1971; Decorative Cloth; Very Good/No Jacket; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author.} Head edges slightly soiled; author's inscription in green marker on FFEP has small smeared spots (looks like it was caught in the rain). "Because each year has a spring and yet every spring is a new and different one; because poetry is brought forth again and again as new men find the old experiences and initiate new ones; and because both of these springtimes are gifts of God and as such can not be diminished, even by the harshest winters, this, my second book, must be Green Again." --Preface. Listing updated 9-29-2006. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. Bridges, Ruth Powers (illustrator). Rough edge to right side of front cover. Signed and Inscribed by the Author. Booklet.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 22, no 4, pp. 987-996, Illus, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Bridges, Ruth Powers (illustrator). Several small chips and tears along top edge of dust jacket. Signed by Author.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. A nice hardcover with a crisp dust jacket, a tight binding and an unmarked text. From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours, tracking number and delivery Confirmation.

4to. ix+155pp., intro., exhibition checklist, biblio., list of contributors. A catalogue to complement "Sex and Humor," a 2002 exhibition of work from the Kinsey Institute's collections presented at the Indiana University School of Fine Arts Gallery. An overview of the extensive collections is included, along with forty-two plates, and a list of more than 165 photos, drawings, prints, novelty items and other items from the exhibition. The book also includes four important scholarly essays dealing with various aspects of sex and humor: "Sex and Humor: A Personal View," by John Bancroft; Humor in the Eight-pagers," by Frank A. Hoffmann; "The Capacity for Outrage: Feminism, Humor, and Sex," by Leonore Tiefer; and "Gershon Legman, Lord of the Lewd," by Mikita Brottman. Plus Carol Tavris and Leonore Tiefer's humorous, mock interview with "Dr. Frieda Tingle, the world's leading expert on sex." Boards in dust jacket. Light shelfwear. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Quarto, pp. 42 plus colophon. Illustrations by Ruth Powers Bridges. Endpapers decorated with cursive text. Light wear, as with age and careful handling, but Good and sound in the publisher's blue leatherette with spine lettering gilt. A very small bit of bowing of the boards is perceptible to the critical eye due to previous owner storing the book among other books at a slant on her shelf. Wanting a dust jacket. See WALDROP, Alabama Authors, page 14, where this title is referred to as "a collection of short poems . . . flavored with the author's insight into the southern way of living.". Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 155 pages. Hardcover, bound in blue cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. Minimal shelfwear and rubbing to the edges and covers of the dustjacket. Else, the binding is tight and solid, with a clean and unmarked interior. Texts in English. Illustrated. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held from February 8-March 9, 2002.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2002. FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Remainder dot, otherwise as new.

Hardback. Condition: New. From an 'interview' with 'Dr. Frieda Tingle, the world's leading expert on sex' to essays on 'Humor in the Eight-Pagers' and 'Gershon Legman, Lord of the Lewd,' this collection of words and images showcases the various aspects of humor and sexuality. A special exhibition of 'Sex and Humor' has been put together by The Kinsey Institute from its vast collection of silly greeting cards, naughty objects, cartoons, artwork, jokes, and toys. The goal is that the essays, the book as a whole, and the exhibition will serve as catalysts for further discussion about the nature of humour and its relationship to human sexual behaviour and expression.Four important scholarly essays dealing with various aspects of humour and sexuality make up the first part of this book: 'Sex and Humor: A Personal View,' by John Bancroft; 'Humor in the Eight-Pagers,' by Frank A. Hoffmann; 'The Capacity for Outrage: Feminism, Humor, and Sex,' by Leonore Tiefer; and 'Gershon Legman, Lord of the Lewd,' by Mikita Brottman. As an added attraction, Carol Tavris and Leonore Tiefer have contributed their exclusive 'interview' with 'Dr. Frieda Tingle, the world's leading expert on sex.'Then, to accompany the exhibition 'Sex and Humor: Selections from The Kinsey Institute' the book showcases forty-two duotone images from the exhibition, accompanied by short descriptive captions about the pieces. An overview of the renowned Kinsey collections by curator Catherine Johnson is provided, along with a checklist of the more than 165 photos, drawings, prints, novelty items, and other objects in the exhibition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Ruth Powers Bridges (illustrator). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition with the full number line present. 8 1/2" x 11 1/4" hardcover bound in blue cloth. A Near Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Former owner's name is stamped at the edges of the upper and lower page block.

Condition: New.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Fair. Signed by author.

Condition: Collectible; Like New. Bridges, Ruth (illustrator). SIGNED by author. 1966 limited edition. Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 3 working days.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorCatherine Ann Johnson is Curator of Art, Artifacts, and Photography, The Kinsey InstituteBetsy Stirratt is Director ofthe School of Fine Arts Gallery at Indiana University.John Bancroft, M.D. is Director of The Kinsey .

Hardback. Condition: New. From an 'interview' with 'Dr. Frieda Tingle, the world's leading expert on sex' to essays on 'Humor in the Eight-Pagers' and 'Gershon Legman, Lord of the Lewd,' this collection of words and images showcases the various aspects of humor and sexuality. A special exhibition of 'Sex and Humor' has been put together by The Kinsey Institute from its vast collection of silly greeting cards, naughty objects, cartoons, artwork, jokes, and toys. The goal is that the essays, the book as a whole, and the exhibition will serve as catalysts for further discussion about the nature of humour and its relationship to human sexual behaviour and expression.Four important scholarly essays dealing with various aspects of humour and sexuality make up the first part of this book: 'Sex and Humor: A Personal View,' by John Bancroft; 'Humor in the Eight-Pagers,' by Frank A. Hoffmann; 'The Capacity for Outrage: Feminism, Humor, and Sex,' by Leonore Tiefer; and 'Gershon Legman, Lord of the Lewd,' by Mikita Brottman. As an added attraction, Carol Tavris and Leonore Tiefer have contributed their exclusive 'interview' with 'Dr. Frieda Tingle, the world's leading expert on sex.'Then, to accompany the exhibition 'Sex and Humor: Selections from The Kinsey Institute' the book showcases forty-two duotone images from the exhibition, accompanied by short descriptive captions about the pieces. An overview of the renowned Kinsey collections by curator Catherine Johnson is provided, along with a checklist of the more than 165 photos, drawings, prints, novelty items, and other objects in the exhibition.