Idols of Perversity Fantasies of Feminine Evil in Fin-de-Siecle Culture (Oxford Paperbacks) by Bram Dijkstra ISBN 13: 9780195056525

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Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

UsedGood. Condition: GOOD - Used with some wear from use. May include stickers on cover, missing or wear to dustcover, inside cover, spine, slight curled corners, stains, and wear to the fore edge. All orders ship via UPS Mail Innovations - can take up to 14 business days from first scan to be delivered. The cover has little markings, dings, and wear. Creasing, curling, or bending of the covers. The pages show some markings, dings and wear. Pages have some folded corners. Some stains on the page and page edges. Water damage to the page edges. There is some rippling and/or warping of the pages that does NOT affect readability.

Oxford University Press, 1988-09-28. 1. Used - Very Good. A copy that may have been read, very minimal wear and tear. May have a remainder mark.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1988-09-29. Paperback. Very Good. 1.0000 10.0100 7.0400.

Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff color illus. wraps. 8th ptg. Light shelf wear. Firm, uncreased binding. Approx. 10% of front flyleaf lacking (top right area). xv,453 pp., illus. Pages 119-159 quite heavily underlined and annotated, with a few instances of underlining otherwise..

Oxford University Press, 1988-09-29. paperback. Used: Good.

Oxford University Press, 1988. Wraps have only light wear, spine unbent. Pages are clean with no markings in text.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY: Oxford University Press, 1988. Trade softcover. Published NY: Oxford University Press, 1988. Small 4to. wrappers, xi+453pp., illustrated. Bram Dijkstra's Idols of Perversity explores the nature and development of turn-of-the-century misogyny in the works of hundreds of writers, artists, and scientists, including Zola, Strindberg, Wedekind, Henry James, Rossetti, Renoir, Moreau, Klimt, Darwin, and Spencer. Name on flyleaf, else near fine. . Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. xi, 453 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. "In the years around 1900, an unprecedented attack on women erupted in virtually every aspect of culture: literary, artistic, scientific, and philosophic. Many of the anti-feminine platitudes that today still constrain women's potential were first formulated during this period, as intellectuals of every stripe throughout Europe and America banded together to picture women as static beings whose sole function was sexual and reproductive. This text explores the nature and development of turn-of-the-century misogyny in the works of hundreds of writers, artists, and scientists, including such figures as Zola, Strindberg, Wedekind, Henry James, Rossetti, Renoir, Maurois, Klimt, Darwin, and Spencer, not to mention a host of now-forgotten others." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Raptures of submission: the shopkeeper's soul keeper and the cult of the household nun; The cult of… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. paperback. near fine. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions throughout. 453 pages. Tall 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Oxford University Press, (1986). A near fine copy with a touch of discoloration to fore-edge.<br/> <br/>

Paperback. New.

Oxford University Press. Full number line on the copyright page. Light edge wear to the wraps. H11 . Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing.. 1988.

Oxford University Press, 1986. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 10x7x1. This book is clean, solid and in great shape! This is an oversized softcover book with 427 pages including many illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The prior owner wrote their name on the top of the inside cover. The pages are otherwise clean with no soiling or tears. The copyright page shows 1986 as the published date. The covers are clean with just a hint of edgewear. This book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!

Oxford University Press, USA. Used - Acceptable.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Oxford Paperbacks / Oxford University Press, 1988. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xi, [4], 453pp w bibliography and index. Illust w bw reproductions. Colour illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Small quarto: 255 x 180mm.

Paperback. Acceptable.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xi, 453pp., index, biblio., notes, ill. Light wear to extremities, corners very lightly bumped. Due to weight, additional postage may apply to some destinations..

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to: 9¾ - 12" tall. First published 1986. First issued as an Oxford paperback 1988; this copy a first printing thus. Illustrated in b&w. Includes a Bibliography and an Index. Minor wear only. Light pencil markings on just 2 pages (unless I missed one). This is a handsome copy of a very good book.

Oxford University Press. Paperback. Good. This book is ex-stock and unread, but may not be as bright as a newly published book. The paper in some mass market paperbacks has browned because it is a lower quality. However, most of the other books are good to very good, especially the large format and hardcover copies.