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Gothic Tales
'A bawdy burlesque' Guardian A collection of witty, transgressive tales from the great Enlightenment thinker, best known for his inimitable blend of philosophy and scandalous sexuality The Marquis de Sade's...
The 120 Days of Sodom
A new translation of Sade's most notorious, shocking and influential novel This horrible but hugely important text has influenced countless individuals throughout history- Flaubert and Baudelaire both read Sade; the...
Sade's Wife: The Woman Behind the Marquis
The Marquis de Sade, infamous for his obscene writing and his cruelty to women, nonetheless lived a life dominated by them - his charismatic mother, iron-willed mother-in-law, and his wife....
How to Read Sade
$10.00 AUD
Author: John Phillips Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 128 Approaching the writing of major intellectuals, artists, and philosophers need no longer be daunting. How to Read is a...
Philosophy in the Boudoir
Philosophy in the Bedroom accounts the lascivious education of a privileged young lady at the dawn of womanhood. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of...
The Marquis & The Chevalier
$30.00 AUD
Author: James CleughBinding: HardbackPublished: Andrew Melrose, London, 1951Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ glued/taped to boards. Light stains on book block. Clean...
Babel Tower
$10.00 AUD
The Booker Prize-winning author of Possession presents an extraordinary story set against the backdrop of the 1960s-a turbulent decade of clashing politics, passionate ideals, and shifting sexual roles. At the...
Segu
The bestselling epic novel of family, treachery, rivalry, religious fervour and the turbulent fate of a people The year is 1797, and the kingdom of Segu is flourishing. The people...
Arabesques
$10.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
The Vice-Consul
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsIn The Vice-Consul, Marguerite Duras crafts a haunting, atmospheric meditation on colonial malaise, displacement, and the crushing weight of suppressed...
Who's Who in Hell
Uproariously funny and achingly moving, this is a gripping debut novel about the Towards closing time in a London pub, Daniel Linnell has the idea of writing Who's Who In...
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1: From Marguerite de
A major celebration of the French short story, spanning three centuries The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous...
The Bonapartes
$15.00 AUD
Author: Felix MarkhamBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis compelling historical biography, The Bonapartes, chronicles the rise and fall of one of...
The Marquis De Custine And His Russia In 1839
$70.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterful work of historical and literary criticism, this study presents diplomat and scholar George F. Kennan's authoritative reassessment of...
Justine: Or The Misfortunes Of Virtue
$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew works in the history of Western literature have provoked as much controversy, fascination, and philosophical reckoning as...