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1	The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings: The Marquis de Sade more books like this by Sade, Richard Seaver (Editor), Austryn Wainhouse (Adapted by) The Marquis de Sade, vilified by respectable society from his own time through ours, apotheosized by Apollinaire as "the freest spirit that has yet existed," wrote The 120 Days of Sodom while imprisoned in the Bastille. An exhaustive catalogue of sexual aberrations and the first systematic exploration-a hundred years before Krafft-Ebing and Freud ... see all copies from $7.35! new only from $10.35! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Four Novels: The Squire, Moderato Cantabile, 10:30 on a Summer Night, Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas more books like this by Marguerite Duras, Richard Seaver (Translator), Germaine Bree (Illustrator) Long acknowledged as one of the most important literary figures in France, Marguerite Duras has garnered worldwide praise for her work, from the acclaimed screenplay Hiroshima Mon Amour to the best-selling novel The Lover. In this volume of four short novels, Duras demonstrates her remarkable ability to create an emotional intensity and unity by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.06! \| SVS
3	Manifestoes of Surrealism more books like this by Andre Breton, Richard Seaver (Translator), Helen R Lane (Translator) Presents the essential ideas of the founder of French surrealism see all copies from $9.89! new only from $18.38! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Letters from Prison more books like this by Marquis de Sade, Marquis de Sade, Richard Seaver (Translator) Imprisoned much of his adult life for both his rebellious conduct and his scandalous writing, the Marquis de Sade remains, almost two centuries after his death, a fascinating figure, a true rebel with a cause, one who despite all attempts to suppress his works remains a vital and enduring influence. Here in one volume is a generous sample of his ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $16.06! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The 120 days of Sodom : and other writings more books like this by D. A. F. marquis de Sade, Austryn Wainhouse, Richard Seaver see all copies from $14.81! new only from $23.82! \| first editions
6	A Fleeting Sorrow more books like this by Francoise Sagan, Richard Seaver (Translator) Sagan's novel is about a 39-year-old architect with a terminal illness and six months to live. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $62.11! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Cain's Book more books like this by Alexander Trocchi This is the journal of Joe Necchi, a junkie living on a barge that plies the rivers and bays of New York. Joe's world is the half-world of drugs and addicts -- the world of furtive fixes in sordid Harlem apartments, of police pursuits down deserted subway stations. Junk for Necchi, however, is a tool, freely chosen and fully justified; he is Cain, ... see all copies from $3.70! new only from $8.07! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Alone: The Man Who Braved the Vast Pacific and Won more books like this by Gerard D'Aboville, Richard Seaver (Translator), Paul Theroux (Introduction by) The incredible story of one man's heroic battle against almost impossible odds, Alone tells of d'Aboville's mission to row across the Pacific Ocean. "A gripping story not just of physical endurance but of mental and spiritual fortitude".--Publishers Weekly. Introduction by Paul Theroux. 24 photos, 22 in color. Map. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.27! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Memoir in Two Voices more books like this by Francois Mitterrand, Richard Seaver (Translator), Elie Wiesel Near the end of his second term as president of France, Francois Mitterrand decided to talk openly about his life, both personal and political. President for fourteen years, longer than anyone else in the history of the French Republic, Mitterrand was interested not in constructing an elaborate memorial to himself in words but in leaving behind a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Helen and Desire more books like this by Alexander Trocchi Originally published under the pseudonym of Frances Lengel, this erotic novel is written from the perspective of its eponymous heroine, Helen Smith. It follows the fortunes of this young woman as she uses her charms to take her through life. Alexander Trocchi is the author of "Cain's Book". see all copies from $2.49! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Dying Without God: Francois Mitterand's Meditations on Living and Dying more books like this by Franz-Olivier Giesbert, Richard Seaver (Translator), William Styron (Introduction by) An account of the last days of French President Francois Mitterand, written by the editor of "Le Figaro". Giesbert met with Mitterand frequently during the last years of his life, and he provides an intimate account of their conversations about politics, history, religion, death, and art. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Stoning of Soraya M. more books like this by Freidoune Sahebjam, Friedoune Sahebjam, Richard Seaver (Translator) The true story of an innocent woman stoned to death in modern Iran--only one of over 100 such barbaric executions that still occur there every year, sanctioned by Islamic law. Already an international bestseller, this book eloquently reveals the ever-growing disparity between the fundamentalist rights of men and women in Muslim society. see all copies from $3.44! new only from $8.30! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Mystified Magistrate: And Other Tales more books like this by Marquis de Sade, Marquis De Sade, Richard Seaver (Translator) These stories, though tame compared with de Sade's usual graphic imagination, are nonetheless shocking in their candid descriptions of erotic goings-on, including a priest who teaches his students how to "become one" through intercourse, and a young wife who invites more characters than just her husband to bed. see all copies from $4.02! new only from $12.44! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Stoning of Soraya M.: A True Story more books like this by Freidoune Sahebjam, Richard Seaver (Translator) While stoning is officially prohibited by the fundamentalist regime in Iran, every mullah is free to act as he wants. Muslims cannot stone a human being, but when a woman is accused by her husband - rightly or wrongly - of infidelity, she is no longer considered human. This is the true story of an innocent woman stoned to death in modern Iran. ... see all copies from $4.66! new only from $6.78!
15 view cover	The Mystified Magistrate: And Other Tales more books like this by Marquis de Sade, Marquis de Sade, Richard Seaver (Translator) The great virtue of this volume is that it reveals a lighter, comic side of Sade. He was a man obsessed, like many great writers, and his obsessions are still present here: his hatred of all things pretentious, his loathing of a corrupt judicial system, his damning of hypocrisy and false piety. One of the great anarchists of all time, he was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $83.46!
16	Auschwitz : a doctor's eye-witness account. more books like this by Miklos Nyiszli see all copies from $10.99!
17 view cover	Scenario by Jorge Semprun for the Film by Alain Resnais more books like this by Jorge Semprun, Alain Resnais, Richard Seaver (Translator) The script to the 1966 film by Alain Resnais profiling the effect of the Spanish Civil War on the lives of a group of anti-Franco exiles living in France, and still actively working for the overthrow of the dictatorship. Called an incomparable thriller by some critics, it is also a beautiful love story and a moving document of our time. This ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $4.94! \| SVS
18	The Marquis de Sade; the complete Justine, Philosophy in the bedroom and other writings. more books like this by marquis de Sade, Richard Seaver, Austryn Wainhouse see all copies from $10.34! first editions
19 view cover	The cattle truck more books like this by Jorge Semprún, Richard Seaver see all copies from $11.98!
20	The Marquis de Sade: The 120 days of Sodom, and other writings. by marquis de Sade, Austryn Wainhouse, Richard Seaver see all copies from $8.99! first editions
21	The 120 days of Sodom, and other writings more books like this by marquis de Sade, Austryn Wainhouse, Richard Seaver see all copies from $4.99! first editions
22	The perfect game; Tom Seaver and the Mets more books like this by Tom Seaver, Richard Schaap see all copies from $3.25! first editions
23	Writers in revolt. more books like this by Richard Seaver (Editor), Terry Southern, Alexander Trocchi see all copies from $3.50! signed copies \| first editions
24	I Can't Go On, I'll Go on: A Selection from Samuel Beckett's Work more books like this by Samuel Beckett, Richard W Seaver (Editor) see all copies from $5.00! first editions
25	No's knife: collected shorter prose, 1945-1966. more books like this by Samuel Beckett see all copies from $8.00! signed copies \| first editions

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