Meeting the Master by Wald, Elissa - 1996-09-01

Grove/Atlantic, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Grove Pr, 1996. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket, minor wear, light rubbing to covers, pages bright and pages bright, a very nice copy!

New York: Grove Press, 1998. 1st Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. Light shelfwear. Very Good. 8vo. x + 203pp. Meeting the Master is a provocative exploration of the pleasures and rituals of dominance and submission.In Wald's darkly erotic stories, characters enact the intricate and subtle ways that dominance and submission play a role in their daily lives: a young girl dreams of submitting to a boy who's not interested in controlling her, an ex-convict is so accustomed to serving his cellmate that he cannot adjust to the outside world, a professional dominatrix is beaten at her own game by a psychiatrist, and a student lies his way into the home of an army recruiter in order to become his houseboy.A subtle, beautifully crafted collection.

New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1996. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A collection of erotic short stories with a sexual content leaning to S&M and BDSM, described on the dustjacket as "stories about mastery, slavery, and the darker side of desire;" boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows only minimal surface and edgewear. A collectable copy.

Other than a mark on the lower text block, this is a tight and unmarked copy-" A collection of provocative explorations of the pleasures and rituals of dominance and submission articulates the psychological desires that direct people into dominant or submissive relationships, embodying a wide variety of voices--children, adults, gay men, and bi- and heterosexual women. From the Back Cover: A subtle, beautifully crafted collection, Meeting the Master introduces an accomplished new author whose lyrical economy and ability to see the erotic in everyday life make her a true pleasure to read. A young girl dreams of submitting to a boy who has no interest in controlling her; an ex-convict is so accustomed to servicing his cellmate that he cannot adjust to the outside world; a professional dominatrix explores her life with a psychiatrist; a student lies his way into the home of a stern older man in order to become his houseboy: Elissa Wald's characters embody a wide variety of voices - children, adults, gay,… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Grove Pr, 1996-09-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!