Better Half by Sinclair Andrew (49 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. pp.xxix, 401 pages, a Fine hardback in a very good dust-jacket [0224610635].

Hardcover. Stated first, vg/vg, owner's plate inside cover. Women; 9530.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Boards show some signs of bowing. Minimal, but noticable damage due to wetness. Binding is somewhat loose. Leaves are starting to separate from the binding. Minimal shelfwear. Minimal, but noticable fading due to exposure to sunlight. Small wrinkles in the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Harper & Row January 1965 Binding: Hardcover INCLUDES VERY GOOD DUST JACKET.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. 401 pp. Urbane history of the gradual emancipation of the American woman. Jacket is lightly chipped, 1" closed tear on back, not price clipped. Prior owner name on fep. Some underlining and notation in text. Binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

1965 Sinclair, Andrew THE BETTER HALF; THE EMANCIPATION OF THE AMERICAN WOMAN NY: Harper & Row, c1965 First Edition401pp index, illus 8vo VG+ VG d/w.

Condition: Good. Signed by author with dedication on ffep. Boards and spine are in good condition. Content is clean with minor toning on pages with mild foxing on page ends. DJ has some wear with minor surface marks.

Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Previous owner name to ffep. DJ with some edge wear, tears and loss. Clipped.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. First edition. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. A nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardback. 432 pp, illustrated. Very Good + condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Name and date of previous owner on front free end paper.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor nicks and tears. Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor nicks and tears.

unknown_binding. Condition: Very Good. Jonathan Cape 1966 first edition thus, hardcover. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

First edn. 8vo, pp. 401. A history of the growth of widening role of women in America.

Condition: Very Good. . Hardcover. Harper & Row, NY, 1965; 1st edn. with dust cover slightly scuffed, book in mint condition; xxx+401pp with index and notes; Andrew Sinclair's urbane history of the gradual emancipation of the American woman shows how the contemporary female has arrived at her present state of perplexity. The drive for woman's freedom never proceeded in an orderly, step-by-step fashion, because women were always changing their objectives. Amid general acceptance of inferior status, individuals and small militant groups sprang up to push specific changes. The first generations of Pilgrim women strove for their religious freedom. With increased leisure, women of conscience actively participated in reform movements, originally for the abolition of slavery, later for the political equality of the sexes. The women who fought for the right to enter the labor market and the professions left the fight for sexual equality to a later generation. Every reform brought antagonism, not only from men, but from women themselves, who wanted to remain "ladies"? feminists had more to fear from Man's chivalry than from his tyranny. But if woman's ultimate role remained unclear, at least the myths and rigid rules which dominated her life could be shattered. In steady succession feminists changed the traditional attitudes toward early marriage and divorce; thev fought against the notion that women were too emotional to be educated and established a system of women's schools and colleges which still flourishes; they brought about dress reform that sometimes led to bloomers and other fads but also did away with the corset as the symbol of woman's bodily bondage; they wrote and encouraged books which destroyed woman's ignorance and fear of her own physiology. But above all, under the leadership of such extraordinary personalities as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton, they worked for woman's right to vote. Andrew Sinclair shows clearly the many complex and varied factors which changed the roles of American women: how the original Puritan ethic was transformed by the different waves of immigration; how sexual mores were influenced by the decline of the church and the migration to cities; how industrialism determined woman's place in the family; and how periods of emancipation, such as the 1920's, have been followed by years of conservative reaction. This book, while a feat of scholarship deriving from much new research, is a delight to read because of its abundance of brilliant character sketches and anecdotes. It confirms Mr. Sinclair's reputation as one of the best social historians writing today. 8½x6". . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 401 pages; Description: xxix, 401 p. Illus. , ports. 22 cm. Subjects: Women --United States. 3 Kg.

8vo. xxix[i], 401[1]pp, double sided plates. Original ¼ style yellow and blue cloth lettered in siver, d/w. Ex-library with usual evidence (none external).

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's signature in ink. Deckled edges (rough cut), browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Women & Feminism; All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 16976. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right.

Condition: Very Good. . Hardcover. Harper & Row, NY, 1965; 1st edn. with dust cover slightly scuffed, book in mint condition; xxx+401pp with index and notes; Andrew Sinclair's urbane history of the gradual emancipation of the American woman shows how the contemporary female has arrived at her present state of perplexity. The drive for woman's freedom never proceeded in an orderly, step-by-step fashion, because women were always changing their objectives. Amid general acceptance of inferior status, individuals and small militant groups sprang up to push specific changes. The first generations of Pilgrim women strove for their religious freedom. With increased leisure, women of conscience actively participated in reform movements, originally for the abolition of slavery, later for the political equality of the sexes. The women who fought for the right to enter the labor market and the professions left the fight for sexual equality to a later generation. Every reform brought antagonism, not only from men, but from women themselves, who wanted to remain "ladies"- feminists had more to fear from Man's chivalry than from his tyranny. But if woman's ultimate role remained unclear, at least the myths and rigid rules which dominated her life could be shattered. In steady succession feminists changed the traditional attitudes toward early marriage and divorce; thev fought against the notion that women were too emotional to be educated and established a system of women's schools and colleges which still flourishes; they brought about dress reform that sometimes led to bloomers and other fads but also did away with the corset as the symbol of woman's bodily bondage; they wrote and encouraged books which destroyed woman's ignorance and fear of her own physiology. But above all, under the leadership of such extraordinary personalities as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton, they worked for woman's right to vote. Andrew Sinclair shows clearly the many complex and varied factors which changed the roles of American women: how the original Puritan ethic was transformed by the different waves of immigration; how sexual mores were influenced by the decline of the church and the migration to cities; how industrialism determined woman's place in the family; and how periods of emancipation, such as the 1920's, have been followed by years of conservative reaction. This book, while a feat of scholarship deriving from much new research, is a delight to read because of its abundance of brilliant character sketches and anecdotes. It confirms Mr. Sinclair's reputation as one of the best social historians writing today. 8?x6". . . . .

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 401 pages; Description: xxix, 401 p. Illus. , ports. 22 cm. Subjects: Women --United States. 1 Kg.

Hardback. Spine ends slightly bumped, otherwise good+ in soiled and edgeworn dustwrapper. xxix + 401pp.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good DJ. First UK edition. Dj lightly marked.

First UK edn. 8vo, pp. 401. A nice copy in dj. A narrative of the struggle for equality of the sexes from Colonial days until 1919. Sinclair went to Eton & Oxford, a lecturer at Univ. College, University of London.

HB YELLOW AND BLUE CLOTH FRONT FREE ENDPAPER CLIPPED ELSE FINE PP406 DW NEAR FINE 8VO Sub-titled The Emancipation of the American Woman.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise paper covers, silver lettering to the yellow cloth spine. 8vo 8'' x 5¼'' 401 pp. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small nicks and rubs to edges and corners, not price clipped 42s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. FEMINISM & FEMINISTS.

HB RED CLOTH FINE PP401 DW VERY GOOD 8VO Sub-titled The Emancipation of American Women.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In.