Ellen Philtine (12 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dj Slightly Torn; 249 pages.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Excellent condition, no creases or markings.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Covers show light edge wear. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 242p, nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher: J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1952. VERY GOOD hardcover book in VERY GOOD mylar-protected dust-jacket. Tape residue from the DJ being previously taped down. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped ($3.95). Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. First Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Condition: Very Good. 1956. Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges but remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Text/NEW & Bright; showing trace discoloration to text edges. Red embossed blue linen boards/Near Fine w/a whisper of edge rubs. DJ/VG; strong & sound w/edge & surface wear. Stated 1956 First Edition. Gift inscription, dated Aug., 1956, signed by both authors --- husband & wife team, Psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Polatin & novelist Ellen C. Philtine. Classic guidance & advice on marriage (or, home, for that is what marriage creates) from a moment in time when social views on marriage were evolving rapidity, reflecting the changing ideas of gender roles & expectations in relationships. 313 pgs in 21 chapters: 1, The Ideal Marriage: What Is It?; 2, Preparing for Satisfaction in Marriage; 3, Facing Practical Problems Before Marriage; 4, Sex Before Marriage; 5, Sex in Marriage; 6, Sexual Problems in Marriage; 7, The Meaning of a Live Together; 8, Planning for Children; 9, When Couples Want Children but Cannot Have Them; 10, Preserving Marital Happiness with Children; 11, The Art of Parenthood; 12, Crisis in Marriage: The Let-Down Period; 13, Why Marriages Go Wrong; 14, Uncontrollable Causes of Marital Strains; 15, Divorce; 16, Children & Divorce; 17, After Divorce - What Then?; 18, The Man's Side After a Divorce; 19, Another Marriage After Divorce; 20, The Children of Past & Present Marriages; and 21, Some Reflections on Marriage Today, followed by Index. Inscribed by Author(s).

softcover. Condition: very good-near fine. first. very good+ copy of They Walk in Darkness. slight discoloration, binding nice, tight, and square. spine has been taped for reinforcement, otherwise this copy would be near fine. Scarce.

Condition: Very Good. 1956. Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges but remains very good. . . . .

Unknown Binding. Condition: Very Good. Paperback, 288 pages, underlining to 10 pages otherwise VERY GOOD.

First Edition, Octavo, original orange cloth over boards, brown stamped lettering on spine, red-brown stained top edge, attractive color decorated dust jacket. Novel about a compassionate psychiatrist's efforts to effect change in an uncaring state insane asylum. Near fine in very good dust jacket, shelfwear, two small tears at back top edge of dust jacket, some rubbing on front cover and spine, chipping at top and bottom spine edges.