Sexuality & Relationships
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The Wallace Bishop Brides’ Book: Wedding Etiquette and Procedure
Wallace Bishop
Brisbane: Wallace Bishop’s, No date.
Complimentary etiquette book given to brides to be by the Brisbane jeweller. Circa 1950s. -
Uxor Ebraica, sue de Nuptiis et Divortiis ex Jure Civili, id eft, Divino & Talmudico, Veterum Ebraeorum, Libri Tres.
Joannis Seldeni [John Selden]
Francofurti ad Oderam: Andr. Becmanus, 1673.
Treatise on the Jewish laws of marriage and divorce by English polymath, jurist, and scholar of Jewish law John Selden (1584-1654). Bound (as usual) with a second separately titled work on Jewish law of succession, De Successionibus ad Leges Ebraeorum in Bona Defunctorum. Liber Singularis: In Pontificatum, Libri Duo. -
Oh! Sex Education
Mary Breasted
London: Pall Mall Press, 1970. -
If a Partner Has AIDS: Guide to Clinical Intervention for Relationships in Crisis
R. Dennis Shelby
New York: Harrington Park Press, 1992. -
Intrusiveness and Intimacy in the Couple
Stanley Ruszczynski; James Fisher
London: Karnac Books, 1995. -
Learn to Love: A Practical Guide to Fulfilling Relationships
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First Edition.
23.5cm x 16cm. 160 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrated french fold wrappers.
Half-title removed. Good Condition. -
The Sexual Fix
Stephen Heath
Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1986. -
Re-making Love: The Feminization of Sex
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First Edition.
21.5cm x 14cm. xi, 228 pages. Quarter black cloth, blue papered boards, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket
Very minor foxing to top edge. Very minor shelf wear and minor tanning to jacket. Near Fine Condition. -
Love, Sex & Disability: The Pleasures of Care
Sarah Smith Rainey
Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2011. -
Distant Love: Personal Life in the Golden Age
Ulrich Beck; Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim
Cambridge and Malden: Polity Press, 2014. -
White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture
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First Edition.
20.5cm x 20.5cm. xi, 208 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
Minor shelf and handling wear. Very minor bumping to corners. Very Good Condition. -
Redefining Our Relationships: Guidelines for Responsible Open Relationships
Wendy-O Matik
Oakland: Defiant Times Press, 2006.
“Put together your own vision of an ideal relationship, re-sculpt your own belief system, redefine the potential of a friendship, imagine 1,000 ways to make love to yourself and to anyone you care about. Radicalize your relationship by imagining your wildest ideal partnership together. Face what your really want from all your connections.” (publisher’s blurb) -
The Art of Dating
Evelyn Millis Duvall; Joy Duvall Johnson
New York: Permabooks, 1960.
Early edition of this vintage dating guide. -
Dating AI: A Guide to Falling In Love with Artificial Intelligence
Alex Zhavoronkoff
San Francisco: RE/SEARCH, 2012.
“If you liked the movie HER with Joaquin Phoenix, then you’ll **LOVE** DATING A.I., the RE/Search Guide to Dating Artificial Intelligence! And, this book is truly educational with a lot of actual information about A.I. presented in an entertaining way. Section 1, “Are you ready to fall in love with a machine?” explains what you’ll need to know to engage romantically with AI (including similarities and differences). Section 2, “You are ready, now what?” helps interested humans prepare to date AI. Section 3, “Establishing a relationship” covers the complicated mix of human and AI needs in a relationship, including power dynamics and acceptable behavior. Section 4, “Getting over a breakup (or merger)” explains some of the legal and economic fallout that could result from the demise of an human-AI breakup.” (publisher’s blurb) -
Juan Maldonado’s Hispaniola: ‘The Spanish Woman’
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First Edition.
22cm x 14cm. 266 pages. Illustrated wrappers. Text is in Latin and English.
A Spanish View of Marriage Choices in the Reformation. Translated with an introduction by Warren S. Smith and Clark Colahan. Reformation Texts with Translation (1350-1650): Volume 12 and Theology and Piety, Vol. 5.
Minor wear and creasing to wrappers. Some marks and underlining in pencil to front section. Very Good Condition. -
The Jealousy Workbook: Exercises and Insights for Managing Open Relationships
Kathy Labriola
Oakland: Greenery Press, 2013. -
Conquer Me: Girl-to-Girl Wisdom About Fulfilling Your Submissive Desires
Kacie Cunningham
Oakland: Greenery Press, 2010. -
The Kinky Girl’s Guide to Dating
Luna Grey
Oakland: Greenery Press, 2004. -
More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory
Franklin Veaux; Eve Rickert
Portland: Thorntree Press, 2014. -
It’s Called Polyamory: Coming Out About Your Nonmonogamous Relationships
Tamara Pincus; Rebecca Hiles
Portland: Thorntree Press, 2017. -
The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love
Janet W. Hardy; Dossie Easton
New York: Ten Speed Press, 2017. -
One Couple Two Cultures: 81 Western-Chine Couples Talk About Love and Marriages
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First Edition.
22.5cm x 14cm. 276 pages. Lettered french fold wrappers.
Moderate shelf wear. Very Good Condition. -
The Secret History of the Coningham Case
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First Edition.
22cm x 15cm. xvii, 360 pages, frontispiece, [5] advertisements. Quarter cloth, lettered papered boards.
The popular account of the divorce trial of Australian cricketer Arthur Coningham and his wife Alice accused of adultery with a Catholic priest, Father Denis O’Haran, personal secretary to Cardinal Moran. Arthur lost the case, his wife divorced him for adultery, and he later served jail time for fraud and died in an asylum. Illustrated with photographic facsimiles of the documents in the case and many others that were not produced in court.
Spine splitting at tail joints, interior intact, though a little tender in place. Contemporary previous owner’s name. Fair Condition. -
Weddings in Tripolitania
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First Edition.
23.5cm x 15.5cm. ix, 126 pages, black and white illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt lettering, no jacket.
Translated from the French by C.P. Bradburne
Foxing. Very minor bumping to corners. Good Condition. -
Picturing Intimacy: Making Emotional Connections
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First Edition.
15cm x 21cm. 48 pages, colour illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
Catalogue of works exploring the person in intimacy.
. Fine Condition.$30.00Original price was: $30.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00. Read more -
Uncoupling: Turning Points in Intimate Relationships
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First Edition.
24cm x 16cm. 250 pages. Quarter cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
Very minor shelf and handling wear. Near Fine Condition. -
The Male Couple: How Relationships Develop
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First Edition.
23.5cm x 16cm. xv, 341 pages. Red cloth, black lettering, illustrated jacket.
Foxing to edges, minor to endpapers and jacket verso. Some chips and soiling to jacket. Good Condition. -
Married: A Fine Predicament
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First Edition.
22cm x 15cm. [xii], 285 pages. White papered boards, gilt lettering, pictorial jacket.
Minor general wear. Notation in pencil to rear endpaper and some marks throughout. Very Good Condition. -
Sex Fulfillment in Marriage
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Revised Edition.
22cm x 15cm. 319 pages. Cream cloth, black lettering, illustrated jacket.
Third printing of the revised edition.
Foxing. Clipped jacket heavily worn with chips and tears. Good Condition. -
Sex Fulfillment in Marriage
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Revised Edition.
22cm x 15cm. 319 pages. Blue cloth, black lettering.
First printing of the revised edition.
Slight discolouration to spine. Minor foxing to edges and endpapers. Signature of Dr. Gary Simes, in pencil. Bookseller label of Dymock’s Book Arcade, Sydney.. Very Good Condition.