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WOMEN: FICTION. MORGAN Emily Malbone
THE FLIGHT OF THE "SWALLOW."
WOMEN: FICTION. MORGAN Emily Malbone. THE FLIGHT OF THE "SWALLOW." New York:: Anson D. F. Randolph & Company 1894. First edition . Tips of spine and corners are rubbed front cover has slight fading at top edge and small soil mark at fore-edge over-opened at title page binding is tight else a very good copy. . Wright III 3829-- tales "of a French refugee". Twelvemo blue cloth stamped in black and gilt 108 pages illustrated in black-and-white. Anson D. F. Randolph & Company, hardcover
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WOMEN: FICTION: MEDICINE. WHITTEN Dr. Kathryn M
THE HORSES OF THE SUN
WOMEN: FICTION: MEDICINE. WHITTEN Kathryn M. THE HORSES OF THE SUN A Novel by Dr. Kathryn M. Whitten. Boston:: Meador Publishing Company 1917. First edition. . Lettering on spine and front cover is dull bit of faint dust soiling on rear cover else a very good copy in worn dust jacket; jacket has several creased tears and considerable chipping on spine and both panels with large chip at crown of spine and early tape mend on verso else just a good copy of a scarce dust jacket. . Octavo green cloth 314 pages. A medical novel written by a pioneering female surgeon detailing the struggles of a fictional female doctor "resisting a savage dictatorship. Meador Publishing Company, hardcover
Referência livreiro : 63820
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WOMEN: FICTION. FERRIER Susan Edmonstone
THE INHERITANCE
WOMEN: FICTION. FERRIER Susan Edmonstone. THE INHERITANCE A Novel by The Author of Marriage Susan Edmonstone Ferrier. In Three Volumes. Edinburgh:: William Blackwood 1824. First edition . Each volume has a contemporary attractive engraved armorial bookplate on front pastedowns "Landsdowne". Covers of Volume One are detached front cover of Volume Two is detached light wear to extremities spines and spine labels are dried and moderately chipped else a good set with the text of all three volumes very bright and fresh. . Wolff 2235. Three Volumes. Small octavo half calf marbled paper-covered boards pp. vi387; iv 415; iv 359 followed by one page of publisher's advertisements for Marriage by the same authorNB: half-title page present in Volume One only. William Blackwood, hardcover
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WOMEN: FICTION: 1875. POLLARD Eliza F
THE LADY SUPERIOR.
WOMEN: FICTION: 1875. POLLARD Eliza F. THE LADY SUPERIOR. A Novel. New York:: Harper & Brothers 1875. First American edition and first one-volume edition . Moderate wear on spine with short tear and nick at crown shallow chip at base front and rear covers have neat archival mend at hinges with 1-1/2 inch chip at lower fore-corner of front cover few leaves of text have thin chipping at lower fore-corner margin else a good to very good copy with the text fresh and clean. . issued as No. 443 'Library of Select Novels'published the same year in London as a triple-decker. Octavo printed wrappers pp. 1-4 ads 5-131 followed by 12 pages of publisher's ads pp. 4 & 8. Harper & Brothers, unknown
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WOMEN: FICTION. WATTS Mary S
THE LEGACY: A STORY OF A WOMAN.
WOMEN: FICTION. WATTS Mary S. THE LEGACY: A STORY OF A WOMAN. New York:: The Macmillan Company 1911. First edition. . A fine bright copy in very good dust jacket; the green printed jacket has light wear at extremities of spine and both panels spine has faint soiling with few nicks at crown and three-inch tear on lower spine with early tape mend on verso else very good with both panels quite bright. . Octavo green cloth stamped in gilt pp. vi 394 followed by 8 pages of publisher's ads. The Macmillan Company, hardcover
Referência livreiro : 63818
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WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. NICHOLS Jan
THE LONER.
WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. NICHOLS Jan pseudonym of Frances Nichols Hanna. THE LONER. New York:: Simon and Schuster 1956. First edition . A near fine copy in near fine dust jacket; pictorial jacket has two short tears and light wear at crown of spine tape mended on verso verso is very lightly foxed with the front panel quite bright. . Hubin p. 298; published as an Inner Sanctum Mystery. Octavo blue cloth pp. iv 279. Simon and Schuster, hardcover
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WOMEN: FICTION. COMSTOCK Harriet T. WARD E. F.
THE MAN THOU GAVEST
WOMEN: FICTION. COMSTOCK Harriet T. THE MAN THOU GAVEST A Novel. Illustrated by E. F. Ward. Garden City New York:: Doubleday Page & Co. 1917. First edition. . Owner's contemporary bookplate on front pastedown "Mabel Simmons Jaycox". A near fine bright copy in very good dust jacket; pictorial jacket with publisher's wrap-around label on spine announcing price increase has shallow chipping at crown of spine few short creased tears to extremities with a small chip on rear panel. . Octavo green cloth decorated in black gold and lavender pp. x 363 illustrated with two color plates by E. F. Ward. Doubleday, Page & Co., hardcover
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WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. BARTHOLOMEW Nancy
THE MIRACLE STRIP.
WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. BARTHOLOMEW Nancy. THE MIRACLE STRIP. New York:: St. Martin's Press 1998. First edition of author's first book. . A fine copy in bright crisp dust jacket. . Octavo paper-covered boards pp. x 228. St. Martin's Press, hardcover
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WOMEN: FICTION: CALIFORNIA: 1877. VICTOR Mrs. Frances Fuller
THE NEW PENELOPE AND OTHER STORIES AND POEMS
WOMEN: FICTION: CALIFORNIA: 1877. VICTOR Frances Fuller. THE NEW PENELOPE AND OTHER STORIES AND POEMS by Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor. San Francisco:: A. L. Bancroft & Company Printers 1877. First edition . Spine is a bit dull with tiny closed tear on upper spine else a very good copy with the binding quite bright text fresh and clean. . Wright Fiction III No. 5687. Octavo maroon cloth stamped in gilt on spine and front cover 349 pages. A. L. Bancroft & Company, Printers, hardcover
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WOMEN: FICTION: FILM. LAUGHLIN Clara E
THE PENNY PHILANTHROPIST. A Story that Could be True.
FICTION: WOMEN: FILM. LAUGHLIN Clara E. THE PENNY PHILANTHROPIST. A Story that Could be True. New York:: Fleming H. Revell Co. 1912. First edition. . Owner's contemporary ink name on front pastedown. A near fine copy in very good moderately chipped dust jacket. The attractive pictorial dust jacket has a number of short tears and few small chips with two half-inch chips at top edge of rear panel else quite fresh and bright. . Octavo pictorial cloth 217 pages illustrated with a frontispiece by Victor Perard. "This story of Peggy the proprietor of the Halsted Street News 'Imporium' will quicken the beat of sympathetic hearts." from the dust jacket. Fleming H. Revell Co., hardcover
Referência livreiro : 65107
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WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. RINEHART Mary Roberts
THE RED LAMP
WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. RINEHART Mary Roberts. THE RED LAMP A Mystery Novel. New York:: George H. Doran Company 1925. First edition . Top edge is lightly foxed else a near fine copy in very good dust jacket; pictorial jacket is lightly tanned and spotted on spine and rear panel few short tears with small archival mend on verso of lower spine else very good. . Hubin. Crime Fiction p. 337. Octavo green cloth 317 pages. George H. Doran Company, hardcover
Referência livreiro : 63612
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WOMEN: FICTION: HIROSHIMA. MORRIS Edita. Inscribed to Alvah Bessie
THE SEEDS OF HIROSHIMA
WOMEN: FICTION: HIROSHIMA. MORRIS Edita. THE SEEDS OF HIROSHIMA A Novel. New York:: George Braziller 1965. First edition. . Rear cover has very slight bump on top edge else a very good copy in dust jacket; jacket spine is lightly tanned with tiny nicked tear at crown else very good. . Inscribed by Edita Morris to novelist journalist and screenwriter one of the blacklisted "Hollywood Ten" Alvah Bessie: "For Alvah Bessie- in warm admiration- Edita Morris- 1966" on the front flyleaf. Octavo rose-colored cloth pp. vi 118. George Braziller, hardcover
Referência livreiro : 60321
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WOMEN: FICTION: FEMINIST. DUFFY Maureen
THE SINGLE EYE
WOMEN: FICTION: FEMINISM. DUFFY Maureen. THE SINGLE EYE A Novel. London:: Hutchinson of London 1964. First edition of author's second novel. . Top edge is lightly foxed else a fine copy in near fine dust jacket; jacket spine is lightly faded with few spots of faint dust soiling else bright and crisp. . Octavo paper-covered boards 224 pages. Hutchinson of London, hardcover
Referência livreiro : 55056
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WOMEN: FICTION: RISQUE THEME. Anonymous
THE SPORT'S RARE BOOK.
WOMEN: FICTION: RISQUE THEME. Anonymous. THE SPORT'S RARE BOOK. Sawens N.Y.:: Curtiss The Printer 1890. First edition. . Fragile wrappers have considerable wear to extremities early sewing along spine horizontal crease on covers and text with few moderate tears and small chips to wrappers and few pages of text; just a good copy. . 24mo pinkish-red pictorial wrappers 8 pages sewn illustrated reproducing photographic portrait of woman on front flyleaf three-panel caricature sketch of woman ice-skating sketch of dancing woman on rear cover etc. The text prints risque sketches and poems such as "She Lost Her Garter: A Pretty Miss in a Store who Advertises for a Silk Elastic Band" "What Did She Mean" "Key-Hole in the Door" "The Maiden's Dream" a poem etc. (Curtiss, The Printer), unknown
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WOMEN: FICTION. LEE Jennette
THE TASTE OF APPLES
WOMEN: FICTION. LEE Jennette. THE TASTE OF APPLES A Novel. Illustrations by F. Walter Taylor. New York:: Dodd Mead and Company 1913. First edition. . A fine copy in near fine dust jacket; jacket is lightly tanned vertical crease on spine tiny tear on front panel else quite bright. . Octavo pictorial green cloth pp. xiv 345 illustrated by F. Walter Taylor. Dodd, Mead and Company, hardcover
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WOMEN: FICTION. HOLME Constance. ART: WOOD ENGRAVINGS. LEIGHTON Clare
THE TRUMPET IN THE DUST
WOMEN: FICTION. HOLME Constance. THE TRUMPET IN THE DUST A Novel by Constance Holme. With Six Woodcuts by Clare Leighton. London:: Ivor Nicholson & Watson 1934. First illustrated edition with six woodcuts by Clare Leighton . Spine is slightly askew top and fore-edge are lightly foxed title page and few leaves of text are moderately foxed else a very good copy with woodcuts by Clare Leighton in clean bright condition in dust jacket. The scarce pictorial jacket reproducing a woodcut by Leighton has moderate wear with tanning to the spine with shallow chipping at crown light foxing and moderate dust soiling on front and rear panels with few short tears and nicks to extremities with small clear tape mend on verso else complete and quite bright. . originally published in 1921. Octavo brown cloth 256 pages illustrated with six full-page woodcuts by Clare Leighton. Ivor Nicholson & Watson, hardcover
Referência livreiro : 62699
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WOMEN: FICTION. EARNSHAW Catharine
THE WEB SHE WOVE!
WOMEN: FICTION. EARNSHAW Catharine. THE WEB SHE WOVE! A Genuine Love Story! Chapters One through Three. Ashburnham Mass.:: Wm. Frederick White 1870. First edition. . Few spots of very light foxing else a fine copy. . Quarto pictorial self-wrappers 4 pages single sheet folded once to make four large quarto pages illustrated with a large engraved vignette on the front cover depicting a well-dressed man supporting a swooning woman with a moonlit landscape in the background; measuring circa 5 1/2 by 7 3/4 inches. Prints the first three chapters of The Web She Wove. A Genuine Love Story: Chapter I: La Somnambula Chapter II: Esher is Late Chapter III: Miss Yunely and the Stranger. Publisher's statement following the last line of text states: "The continuation of this deeply interesting story will be found in Saturday Night No. 6 Vol. 12 which is now ready and for sale by News Dealers everywhere. (Wm. Frederick White), unknown
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WOMEN: FICTION: MOORE'S STOVES AND RANGES
THE WIFE AND THE WONDER-WORKER.
WOMEN: FICTION: MOORE'S STOVES AND RANGES. THE WIFE AND THE WONDER-WORKER. A Novelette published anonymously. Joliet Illinois:: Joliet Stove Works/ Moore's Stoves and Ranges Printed by Street & Finney Colonial Advertising Company New York. 1905. First edition. . Staples are quite rusted with two short closed tears on spine at staples else a very good bright copy. . 16mo pictorial wrappers 30 pages stapled illustrated including half-tone vignettes of numerous stoves and ranges. The novelette incorporates Moore's stoves and ranges into the storyline with illustrations of various models of the stoves. (Joliet Stove Works)/ Moore's Stoves and Ranges (Printed by Street & Finney Colonial Advertising Company, New York)., unknown
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WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. GOSLING Paula
THE ZERO TRAP
WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. GOSLING Paula. THE ZERO TRAP A Novel. New York:: Coward McCann & Geoghegan 1980. First American edition of author's second book . A fine copy in dust jacket; white pictorial jacket has tiny closed tear at crown of spine else bright and crisp. . Hubin. Crime Fiction p. 170. Octavo cloth spine paper-covered boards 287 pages. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, hardcover
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WOMEN: FICTION. MILLER Alice Duer
THINGS.
WOMEN: FICTION. MILLER Alice Duer. THINGS. New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons 1914. First edition. . Contemporary bookplate on front pastedown "Oldgate Farmington". Few small soil marks to covers scattered foxing to endpapers else a very good copy. . Twelvemo cloth spine paper-covered boards pp. vi 48. Charles Scribner's Sons, hardcover
Referência livreiro : 63743
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WOMEN: FICTION: LESBIAN THEME. CLUBB Stacey
TRAP OF LESBOS.
WOMEN: FICTION: LESBIAN THEME. CLUBB Stacey. TRAP OF LESBOS. New York:: Beacon Signal/ Universal Publishing 1962. First edition paperback original . Front cover has few nicks at tip of one corner inside covers are lightly foxed first few leaves of text have nick in fore-edge margin not affecting text else a very good copy. . . issued as B523F. Twelvemo pictorial wrappers 154 pages followed by 6 pages of ads. Beacon Signal/ (Universal Publishing), paperback
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WOMEN: FICTION. GLASS Julia
Two2 advance reading copies; variant issues of: THE WHOLE WORLD OVER
FICTION: WOMEN. GLASS Julia. Two2 advance reading copies; variant issues of: THE WHOLE WORLD OVER A Novel. New York:: Pantheon Books 2006. First edition advance reading copies consisting of two2 variant issues. . The first variant issue is lightly rubbed at tips of two corners else both copies are fine; publisher's promotional sheet laid into the second variant issue. . Two physical books variant issues as follows: <p><p>1. Large octavo pictorial wrappers pp. x 506 6 with sheets bulking to 1 5/8 inches.<p><p>2. Variant issue with different pagination and with different wording on first leaf of text substituting the words "this day" for the words "Leap Year Day" and printed on a lighter stock paper: Large octavo pictorial wrappers pp. x 509 6 with sheets bulking to 1 1/4 inches. Pantheon Books, unknown
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WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. HOLDBROOK Marion
WANTED: A MURDERESS.
WOMEN: FICTON: MYSTERY. HOLDBROOK Marion. WANTED: A MURDERESS. New York:: Dodd Mead & Company 1943. First edition . A near fine copy in very good dust jacket. Jacket has moderate wear and fading on spine with a few nicks and short creased tears archivally mended on verso at extremities. . Hubin p. 202; published as a Red Badge Mystery. Octavo cloth pp. vi 300. Dodd, Mead & Company, hardcover
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WOMEN: FICTION. CHERRY Kelly
WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS
WOMEN: FICTION. CHERRY Kelly. WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS A Novel. New York:: Soho Press 2003. First edition advance review copy. . A fine copy in fine dust jacket; publisher's promotional sheet laid into the book. . Octavo paper-covered boards pp. x 274. Soho Press, hardcover
Referência livreiro : 60017
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WOMEN: FICTION. EDWARDS Dorothy
WINTER SONATA
WOMEN: FICTION. EDWARDS Dorothy. WINTER SONATA A Novel. New York:: E. P. Dutton & Co. 1930. First American edition of author's first novel . Front and rear flyleaves lightly foxed bit of faint dust soiling on top edge else a near fine copy in very good dust jacket. The pictorial jacket has light wear to extremities few tears on spine front panel rubbed else very good. . preceded by a collection of short stories'Winter Sonata' was first published in London by Wishart & Company in 1928. Octavo cloth pp. viii 245. E. P. Dutton & Co., hardcover
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WOMEN: FICTION. MAGILL Mary Tucker
WOMEN Or Chronicles of the Late War.
WOMEN: FICTION. MAGILL Mary Tucker. WOMEN Or Chronicles of the Late War. Baltimore:: Turnbull Brothers 1871. First edition . Owner's bookplate on front pastedown and early ink inscription on second front flyleaf. Spine is slightly faded with shallow chip at crown extremities are lightly rubbed front and rear hinges started as usual due to fragile coated-paper endpapers rear flyleaf has an uneven one by two inch chip at corner else a very good bright copy with text fresh and clean binding tight. . Wright Fiction I No. 1653. Twelvemo cloth stamped in gilt on spine and front cover pp. xvii 393 followed by one page of advertisements. Turnbull Brothers, hardcover
Referência livreiro : 53488
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WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. BOYLAN Eleanor
WORKING MURDER
WOMEN: FICTION: MYSTERY. BOYLAN Eleanor. WORKING MURDER A Clara Gamadge Mystery. New York:: Henry Holt and Co. 1989. First edition of author's first novel. . A fine copy in fine dust jacket. . Octavo cloth spine paper-covered boards pp. vi 154. Henry Holt and Co., hardcover
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WOMEN: FIRST LADIES. HOLLOWAY Laura C
THE LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
WOMEN: FIRST LADIES: WHITE HOUSE. HOLLOWAY Laura C. THE LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE. Or In the Home of the Presidents. Being a Complete History of the Social and Domestic Lives of the Presidents from Washington to the Present Time -- 1789-1881. With Numerous Engravings on Steel and Wood. Philadelphia:: Bradley & Company 1881. First edition. . Spine is very lightly faded front cover is a bit spotted else a very good bright copy. . Large thick octavo pictorial red cloth stamped in black and gold 736 pages all edges gilt illustrated with engraved plates of the White House Mount Vernon etc. and portraits of Martha Washington Abigail Adams Martha Jefferson et al. Contains biographical sketches of Martha Washington Abigail Adams Martha Jefferson Mary Todd Lincoln and a history of the White House. Bradley & Company, hardcover
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WOMEN: FRENCH HISTORY: 1815. WILLIAMS Helen Maria
A NARRATIVE OF THE EVENTS WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN FRANCE
WOMEN: FRENCH HISTORY: 1815. WILLIAMS Helen Maria. A NARRATIVE OF THE EVENTS WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN FRANCE From the Landing of Napoleon Bonaparte on the First of March 1815 Till the Restoration of Louis XVIII. With an Account of the Present State of Society and Public Opinion. Philadelphia:: Published by Moses Thomas 1816. First American edition . Front cover and blank flyleaf detached spine quite worn and chipped one leaf has closed tear without loss thin chip in lower margin not affecting text else just a good copy with the text complete and sound. . first published in London in 1815. Octavo contemporary full leather pp. iv 247. Owner's contemporary ink name on title page in upper margin. Published by Moses Thomas, hardcover
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WOMEN: FRENCH NOVELIST. COTTIN Marie Risteau. CHERPILLOUD J..
ELISABETH; Ou Les Exiles de Siberie
London: Printed for Samuel Leigh. Good. 1822. Second Edition. Full Leather. 12mo Full leather binding in poor condition in need of attention approx 1" of spine missing Gilt title on spine. Contents in good plus condition. Neat fading name on ffep dated 1844. Engraved fold-out map as frontis approx 11" by 6" tall. Title on map. "Map to Illustrate the Travels of Elizabeth in Siberia." From title page "ELISABETH; Ou Les Exiles de Siberie par Madame Cottin Marie Risteau Cottin. To which are added at the Bottom of each Page Explanations of Difficult Words Phrases and Idiomatical Expressions. With An Appendix: Consisting of Notes Geographical and Topographical. With an Accurate Map. For the Use of the Schools and calculated to facilitate the attainment of the French Language by J. Cherpilloud. Second Edition." Preface notes and appendix in English. Main Text in French. pp. vi 168 plus 8 pages of publisher adverts. A small amount of foxing. . Printed for Samuel Leigh hardcover
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WOMEN: FRENCH NOVELIST. COTTIN Marie Risteau. CHERPILLOUD J..
ELISABETH; Ou Les Exiles de Siberie
WOMEN: FRENCH NOVELIST. COTTIN Marie Risteau. ELISABETH; Ou Les Exiles de Siberie par Madame Cottin Marie Risteau Cottin. To which are added at the Bottom of each Page Explanations of Difficult Words Phrases and Idiomatical Expressions. With An Appendix: Consisting of Notes Geographical and Topographical. With an Accurate Map. For the Use of the Schools and calculated to facilitate the attainment of the French Language by J. Cherpilloud. Second Edition. London:: Printed for Samuel Leigh 1822. Second edition of the 1817 "Education Edition" text in French with a preface notes and appendix in English. . Owner's contemporary engraved bookplate on front pastedown and pencil name on front flyleaf of "Alfred B. Nye" editor and printer in the office of the �Vallejo Chronicle". Owner's later small rubberstamp on front flyleaf. Moderate wear to extremities shallow chipping at tips of spine scattered foxing else a very good copy. . Twelvemo contemporary leather pp. vi 168 followed by 4 pages of ads illustrated with an engraved fold-out map measuring circa 6 by 11 inches: "Map to Illustrate the Travels of Elizabeth in Siberia". Printed for Samuel Leigh, hardcover
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WOMEN: GYPSY FOLK MUSIC SCHOLAR. SMITH Laura Alexandrine.
THROUGH ROMANY SONGLAND.
WOMEN: GYPSY FOLK MUSIC SCHOLAR. SMITH Laura Alexandrine. THROUGH ROMANY SONGLAND. London:: David Stott 1889. First edition. . A near fine bright copy. . Twelvemo maroon cloth spine stamped in gilt pp. xx 228 followed by ads. Includes chapters on: Gypsy Song Magyar or Hungarian Gypsy Songs Songs of the Gitanos or Spanish Gypsies Russian Romany Songs Anglo-Romany Songs Scotch Gypsy or Tinkler Songs Songs of the Bohemiens or French Gypsy Songs Indian Gypsy Songs and Dance Tunes etc. David Stott, hardcover
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WOMEN: HISTORY: WISCONSIN. LONGFELLOW Henry Wadsworth. WHITTIER John G.. BUTLER Anna B.
CENTENNIAL RECORDS OF THE WOMEN OF WISCONSIN.
WOMEN: HISTORY: WISCONSIN. LONGFELLOW Henry Wadsworth. CENTENNIAL RECORDS OF THE WOMEN OF WISCONSIN. Editing Committee: Anna B. Butler Emma C. Bascom and Katharine F. Kerr. Madison Wis.:: Atwood and Culver 1876. First edition. . Spine tips are very lightly rubbed else a fine bright copy. . Octavo green cloth stamped in gilt on spine and front cover bevelled boards pp. x 223 illustrated. Contains the first appearance of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "The Four Lakes of Madison" reproduced in holograph facsimile on three leaves BAL 12180 and prints the text of a letter by John Greenleaf Whittier Not in BAL. The letter addressed to "My Dear Mrs. Butler" thanks her for the invitation to address the Women's Centennial Club but sends his regrets due to health reasons. Also prints the text of an "Appeal to the Women of Wisconsin" a brief history of St. Clara Female Academy The Temperance Union "Centennial Thoughts of Women" etc. Atwood and Culver, hardcover
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WOMEN: HISTORY: WOMAN'S MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION
HISTORY OF THE WOMAN'S MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST.
WOMEN: HISTORY: WOMAN'S MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. HISTORY OF THE WOMAN'S MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST. Dayton Ohio:: United Brethren Publishing House 1910. First edition thus published periodically with updates. . A fine copy. . Twelvemo brown cloth stamped in gilt on spine 144 pages illustrated with a frontispiece and reproducing black and white photographs. Contains chapters on the Woman's Missionary Association's activities in Africa Germany China the Philippines etc. United Brethren Publishing House, hardcover
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WOMEN: HISPANIC DRAMA. FORNES Maria Irene. PUENTE Tito. RIVAS Fernando
LOVERS AND KEEPERS.
WOMEN: HISPANIC DRAMA. FORNES Maria Irene. LOVERS AND KEEPERS. A Musical Play by Maria Irene Fornes. Music by Tito Puente and Fernando Rivas. Lyrics by Maria Irene Fornes. New York:: Theatre Communication Group 1987. First edition paperback original . Spine is very slightly tanned else a fine bright copy. . issued as Volume Seven Number Ten in the series Plays in Process. Octavo yellow printed wrappers pp. 56 text 66 music followed by 8 pages of ads. Theatre Communication Group, paperback
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WOMEN: HISTORY: LABOR. BLOOR Mother. BARTON Ann
MOTHER BLOOR:
WOMEN: HISTORY: LABOR MOVEMENT. BLOOR Mother. MOTHER BLOOR: The Spirit of 76 by Ann Barton. New York:: Workers Library Publishers 1937. First edition. . Very slight even tanning to covers else a near fine copy. . . issued as Miss Rutherford's Scrap Book: Valuable Information About the South Vol. VIII August 1923. Twelvemo pictorial wrappers 31 pages stapled. Workers Library Publishers, unknown
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WOMEN: HISTORY: RELIGION. BARTON Clara. HANSON Mrs. E. R. LIVERMORE Mary Ashton
OUR WOMAN WORKERS: Biographical Sketches of Women Eminent in the Universalist Church for Literary Philanthropic and Christian Work
WOMEN: HISTORY: RELIGION. BARTON Clara. OUR WOMAN WORKERS: Biographical Sketches of Women Eminent in the Universalist Church for Literary Philanthropic and Christian Work by Mrs. E. R. Hanson. Chicago:: The Star and Covenant Office 1882. Second edition first published in 1881. . Lightly rubbed at tips of corners first few leaves moderately foxed else a very good bright copy. . Large octavo green cloth beveled boards pp. viii 500 illustrated with an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author and with numerous portraits of her subjects. Contains biographical sketches with portraits of Clara Barton Mary T. Goddard Sarah Maria Perkins Mary Ashton Livermore and numerous other "women eminent in the Universalist Church for Literary Philanthropic and Christian Work. The Star and Covenant Office, hardcover
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WOMEN: HISTORY: BIOGRAPHY. BRONTE Charlotte. WASHINGTON Martha. ASHTON S. G.
THE GIRLHOOD OF CELEBRATED WOMEN.
WOMEN: HISTORY: BIOGRAPHY. WASHINGTON Martha. THE GIRLHOOD OF CELEBRATED WOMEN. Women of Worth and The Mothers of the Bible by Mrs. S. G. Ashton. With an Introductory Essay by Rev. A. L. Stone. Two Volumes in One. Illustrated. New York:: New World Publishing House 1876. First one-volume edition and first edition under this title the two volumes were originally published separately in 1860 and 1855 respectively. . Extremities of the binding are rubbed with light wear at tips of spine and extremities else near fine. . Thick twelvemo green cloth stamped in black and gold pp. 302; x 335 followed by 8 pages of ads illustrated. Contains biographical sketches of Charlotte Bronte Hannah More Mary Washington Mary Washington et al. New World Publishing House, hardcover
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WOMEN: HISTORY: LABOR. HILEY Michael
VICTORIAN WORKING WOMEN: PORTRAITS FROM LIFE.
WOMEN: HISTORY: VICTORIAN LABOR. HILEY Michael. VICTORIAN WORKING WOMEN: PORTRAITS FROM LIFE. Boston:: David R. Godine 1980. First American edition. . Top and fore-edges are moderately foxed else a near fine copy in very good price-clipped dust jacket; pictorial jacket has short bumped tear at crown of spine and one corner with two short tears on rear panel. . Large octavo cloth 142 pages illustrated reproducing in black and white photographs of Victorian working women. Contains chapters on "Wigan Pit Brow Girls" "South Wales Mine Tip Girls" "Female Gymnasts" "Women Miners In Belgium" etc. David R. Godine, hardcover
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WOMEN: HISTORY: WORLD WAR I: BIBLIOGRAPHY. TARBELL Ida M.. NIMS Marion R. TARBELL Ida M.
WOMAN IN THE WAR: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
WOMEN: HISTORY: WORLD WAR I: BIBLIOGRAPHY. TARBELL Ida M. WOMAN IN THE WAR: A BIBLIOGRAPHY by Marion R. Nims. Washington:: Government Printing Office 1918. First edition. . Tiny nick at tips of spine else a near fine copy. . Octavo gray printed wrappers 77 pages stapled. Contains a one-page foreword by Ida M. Tarbell. Government Printing Office, unknown
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WOMEN: HISTORY: CIVIL WAR. RUTHERFORD Mildred L
WOMAN'S WAR WORK 1861 - 1865.
WOMEN: HISTORY: CIVIL WAR. RUTHERFORD Mildred Lewis. WOMAN'S WAR WORK 1861 - 1865. Athens Georgia:: Mildred Lewis Rutherford 1923. First edition . Small chip to corner of front cover nick at crown of spine else a very good copy. . issued as Miss Rutherford's Scrap Book: Valuable Information About the South Vol. VIII August 1923. Octavo pink printed wrappers 17 pages plus advertisements stapled. Mildred Lewis Rutherford, unknown
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WOMEN: HISTORY: CIVIL WAR. MOORE Frank
WOMEN OF THE WAR.
WOMEN: HISTORY: CIVIL WAR. MOORE Frank. WOMEN OF THE WAR. Their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice. Illustrated with Steel Engravings. Hartford Conn.:: S. S. Scranton & Co. 1866. First edition. . Moderate foxing on title page and a few pages of text and engravings else a near fine bright copy. . Large thick octavo green cloth stamped in gilt on spine and front cover 596 pages illustrated with a frontispiece portrait engraved half-title and numerous full-page engraved plates. S. S. Scranton & Co., hardcover
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WOMEN: HISTORY. STEPHENS Kate
WORKFELLOWS IN SOCIAL PROGRESSION.
WOMEN: HISTORY. STEPHENS Kate. WORKFELLOWS IN SOCIAL PROGRESSION. New York:: Sturgis & Walton 1916. First edition. . A very good copy with a few light pencil notes in text; nice presentation inscription ".in a fair branching sisterhood.". . Inscribed by Kate Stephens in year of publication on the front flyleaf: "For Miss Rose Morgan this book ventures to set out 'in a fair branching sisterhood' from Kate Stephens upon publication 1916. Octavo cloth pp. vi 328. Sturgis & Walton, hardcover
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WOMEN: INDIA: CASTE. SARASVATI Pundita Ramabai. SARASVATI PUNDITA Ramabai. BODLEY Rachel L.
THE HIGH-CASTE HINDU WOMAN.
WOMEN: INDIA: CASTE. SARASVATI Pundita Ramabai. THE HIGH-CASTE HINDU WOMAN. With an Introduction by Rachel L. Bodley Dean of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia:: Press of the Jas. B. Rogers Printing Co. 1887. Second edition so stated on title page. . Title author and publication date printed neatly in contemporary ink holograph on spine in an unknown hand. Crown of spine has shallow chip slight fraying at base of spine moderate wear and few nicks to extremities of covers else a very good copy with text fresh and clean. . Octavo cloth spine paper-covered boards pp. xvi 119 illustrated with a phototype frontispiece portrait of the author. Owner's contemporary inscription on front flyleaf "Nellie M. Wilkie Nov. 8 1887 E.C.H.". Contains a 24-page introduction by Rachel L. Bodley. (Press of the Jas. B. Rogers Printing Co.), hardcover
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WOMEN: JEWISH FICTION. KENT Agnes Scott. JEWISH FICTION. WERTHEIMER Max
ZONYA DAUGHTER OF ABRAHAM.
WOMEN: JEWISH FICTION. KENT Agnes Scott. ZONYA DAUGHTER OF ABRAHAM. The Story of Her Quest For Light by Agnes Scott Kent. Introduction by Max Wertheimer. Toronto:: Evangelical Publishers 1938. First edition Canadian issue . Owner's five-line ink inscription on front flyleaf. A near fine copy in dust jacket. . Watters p. 319; published simultaneously in Grand Rapids Michigan. Octavo blue cloth 315 pages illustrated with black-and-white drawings. Evangelical Publishers, hardcover
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WOMEN: LABOR. VAN VORST Bessie. ROOSEVELT Theodore. TWAIN Mark. VAN VORST Marie
THE WOMAN WHO TOILS.
WOMEN: LABOR: FACTORY GIRLS. VAN VORST Bessie. THE WOMAN WHO TOILS. Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst. With an "Prefatory Letter" by Theodore Roosevelt. Illustrated. New York:: Doubleday Page & Company 1903. First edition second issue with inserted erratum slip . Ex lending-library copy with small contemporary bookplate on front and rear pastedown pocket on rear pastedown and small early rubberstamp to few leaves of text. Very faint glue residue on lower spine where label was removed else a very good bright copy. . also published in 1903 in maroon cloth stamped in white without erratum slip. Octavo maroon cloth stamped in gold pp. xvi 304 top edge gilt illustrated including a frontispiece portrait of the authors; publisher's erratum slip tipped-in as issued. Contains the first appearance of a three-page "Prefatory Letter" by Theodore Roosevelt. Chapters include: "In a Pittsburg Factory" "Perry a New York Mill Town" "Making Clothing in Chicago" "A Maker of Shoes at Lynn" "The Child in the Southern Mills" etc. The printed dedication of this book states: "To Mark Twain In loving tribute to his genius.". Doubleday, Page & Company, hardcover
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WOMEN: LABOR: FACTORY GIRLS. VAN VORST Bessie. TWAIN Mark. ROOSEVELT Theodore
THE WOMAN WHO TOILS.
WOMEN: LABOR: FACTORY GIRLS. VAN VORST Bessie. THE WOMAN WHO TOILS. Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst. With an "Prefatory Letter" by Theodore Roosevelt. Illustrated. New York:: Doubleday Page & Company 1903. First edition first issue without the inserted erratum slip. . Owner's contemporary four-line ink inscription on front flyleaf and ink name on title page. Spine is moderately faded with slight fraying at tips of spine and loss to white printed spine lettering covers a bit soiled else a very good with the text fresh and clean. . Octavo maroon cloth stamped in white pp. xvi 304 illustrated including a frontispiece portrait of the authors. Contains the first appearance of a three-page "Prefatory Letter" by Theodore Roosevelt. Chapters include: "In a Pittsburg Factory" "Perry a New York Mill Town" "Making Clothing in Chicago" "A Maker of Shoes at Lynn" "The Child in the Southern Mills" etc. The printed dedication of this book states: "To Mark Twain In loving tribute to his genius.". Doubleday, Page & Company, hardcover
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WOMEN: LABOR. ADAMS Elizabeth Kemper. CAPEN Samuel P.
WOMEN PROFESSIONAL WORKERS.
WOMEN: LABOR. ADAMS Elizabeth Kemper. WOMEN PROFESSIONAL WORKERS. A Study Made for the Women's Educational and Industrial Union. New York:: The Macmillan Co. 1924. First edition later printing first published in 1921. . Top and fore-edges are lightly foxed slight tanning on endpapers else a near fine copy in lightly worn dust jacket; jacket's spine is quite browned and chipped small chip and slight discoloration on rear panel with thin faint stain at bottom edge else good to very good. . Octavo dark green cloth pp. xiv 467. Contains an introduction by Samuel P. Capen. The Macmillan Co., hardcover
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WOMEN: LAW. SHATTUCK Harriette R
THE WOMAN'S MANUAL OF PARLIAMENTARY LAW With Practical Illustrations Especially Adapted to Women's Organizations.
WOMEN: LAW: WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS. SHATTUCK Harriette R. THE WOMAN'S MANUAL OF PARLIAMENTARY LAW With Practical Illustrations Especially Adapted to Women's Organizations. Twenty-Fifth Thousand Revised and Enlarged. Boston:: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co. 1895. Revised and Enlarged" edition "Twenty-Fifth Thousand." . Top edge is foxed moderate wear and short bumped tear on spine else a very good copy in defective dust jacket. The scarce printed jacket is lacking the spine front panel is spotted few short tears and thin chips on rear panel. . 16mo tan cloth pp. xviii 284. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., hardcover
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WOMEN: LESBIAN. WHITE Mary
SHOUT IT OUT!
WOMEN: LESBIAN. WHITE Mary. SHOUT IT OUT! Illustrations by Mary White. San Francisco:: Bear Enterprises 1981. First edition publisher's complimentary copy. . Corner of rear cover and last page of text are creased else a near fine copy; publisher's letter laid into the book stating: "We are looking for a publisher who can do for our book the things that a vanity press cannot: distribution pricing promotion.". . Octavo pictorial wrappers 44 pages illustrated by Mary White. Bear Enterprises, unknown
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