Sander, Allegra; Translated from the French by Vyvyan Holland; Prefatory Letter by Graham Greene; Decorations by Mervyn Peake. MEN - A Dialogue between Women. London, The Cresset Press, 1955. [, 1955.

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Condition: Very Good

Description: ] Hardback, 12mo, appx 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (12x19 cm), unpaginated (96 pages), VG+ in Near VG dj (dj now in protective mylar). Clean book in a tight binding. DJ a little edge and corner wear + spine slight amount of darkening. RWR5 Social Psychology Feminism Human Sexuality Sex Differences Males Females Relationships Love

Seller: Reiner Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.

Sander, Allegra; Peake, Mervyn (illus.). Men : a dialogue between women / by Allegra Sander ; translated from the French by Vyvyan Holland ; with a prefatory letter by Graham Greene. London : Cresset Press, 1955.

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Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Spine sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: [85] p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Notes: Translation of: Les hommes ces demi-dieux! Subjects: Marriage; Men. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Sander, Allegra. Men: A Dialogue between Women.. The Cresset Press, 1955.

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Description: Translated from the French by Vyvyan Holland with a Prefatory letter by Graham Greene. 183 x 114mm, greenish grey cloth lettered in gilt on spine, upper cover blocked in black, lettered & ruled in gilt. One full-page line drawing, one head-piece, & a tailpiece vignette by Mervyn Peake. Sunned at extreme tail of spine. Dustwrapper repeats head- & tailpiece designs; spine panel darkened & frayed at head, light scratches on lower panel. . Elusive.I specialise in Mervyn Peake. Enquiries welcome.

Seller: Cameron House Books, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Sander, Allegra. Men: A Dialogue between Women.. The Cresset Press, 1955.

Price: US$61.84 + shipping

Description: Translated from the French by Vyvyan Holland with a Prefatory letter by Graham Greene. 183 x 113mm, greenish grey cloth lettered in gilt on spine, upper cover blocked in black, lettered & ruled in gilt. One full-page line drawing, one head-piece, & a tailpiece vignette by Mervyn Peake. Cup-stains on lower cover. Unclipped dustwrapper repeats head- & tailpiece designs; small hole in lower panel. Elusive.I specialise in Mervyn Peake. Enquiries welcome.

Seller: Cameron House Books, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

SANDER, Allegra, [GREENE, Graham, preface]; [HOLLAND, Vyvyan, translator]; [PEAKE, Mervyn, illustrator]. Men. A Dialogue Between Women. Translated from the French by Vyvyan Holland, with a Prefatory letter by Graham Greene. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake. London: Cresset Press, 1955, 1955.

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Description: INSCRIBED First Edition in English. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.95 [1]. INSCRIBED by the translator, Vyvyan Holland, to the author, publisher and critic Alec Waugh in blue ink to front free endpaper: 'For Alec / who knows / far more / about this / subject than / any of us / from Vyvyan / april 24. 1956.' Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine and blue box on upper board. Tobacco scent; spine toned. Very good. Written by one of Greene's mistresses, and translated from the original French by Oscar Wilde's son Vyvyan. This cutting dialogue between a younger and an older woman lays bare the psychology of men in their relationships with women, and the strategies women have developed to take what advantages they can.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom