THE WISE WOUND. Menstruation and Everywoman.

First edition, first printing. Original burgundy cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper which has the glue remains of a small piece of tape to the front panel, and is otherwise bright and without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£7.95 on the front flap).

A groundbreaking text on menstruation which gathers information from "scientific, psychological, mythological, anthropological and historical sources" to consider the idea of menstruation as a powerful and positive force as opposed to the more negative general cultural concept of "the curse". Written by the feminist poet Penelope Shuttle and her husband, the poet Peter Redgrove.