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Young Lady's Counsellor, The


Wise, Daniel

Hardcover. New York, Carlton and Phillips, 1st, 1854, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 251 pages. B&w frontispiece with tissue guard. Gilt all edges. Leather cover with gilt titles and decoration on spine and ornate decoration. One inch crack in binding on front cover. Staining on endpapers, rubbing and wear to cover edges. Minor spotting and staining throughout.

Record # 851597


Price: $30.00 

 

Zanzibar Chest, The: A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands


Hartley, Aidan

Hardcover. New York, NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 414 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Tan cover boards, black quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. Some light foxing to top edge. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight, spine straight. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. The story of the Hartley family in Africa, an enthralling narrative of men and women meddling with, embracing, and ultimately being transformed by other cultures.

Record # 32164


Price: $15.00 

A Fashion Survey: 19th Century American Women by: Cincinnati Art Museum

A Fashion Survey: 19th Century American Women by: Cincinnati Art Museum

Softcover. Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition guide, published for children's use at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Purple and white stapled wrappers, illustrated throughout with 22 b&w plates. A very clean, tight copy. Record # 808123
Price: $12.00 

A Fashion Survey: 19th Century American Women by: Cincinnati Art Museum

A Fashion Survey: 19th Century American Women by: Cincinnati Art Museum

Softcover. Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition guide, published for children's use at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Purple and white stapled wrappers, illustrated throughout with 22 b&w plates. Slight rubbing to wrappers, otherwise a very clean, tight copy. Record # 808124
Price: $12.00 

A Woman in Revolt: A Biography of Flora Tristan by: Desanti, Dominique

A Woman in Revolt: A Biography of Flora Tristan by: Desanti, Dominique

Hardcover. New York, Crown Publishers, Inc., 1st U.S., 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 281 pages, translated from French, very clean, tight copy. Record # 800868
Price: $12.00 

Alcestis by: Beutner, Katherine

Alcestis by: Beutner, Katherine

Softcover. NY, Soho Press, Inc., Reprint, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 303 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. In Greek myth, Alcestis is known as the ideal wife; she loved her husband so much that she died and went to the underworld in his place. In this vividly-imagined debut novel, Beutner gives voice to the woman behind the ideal and reveals the part of her story that's never been told: What happened to Alcestis in the three days she spent in the underworld? Clean copy. Record # 33928
Price: $12.00 

All-Night Party - The Women of Bohemian Greenwich Village and Harlem 1913-1930 by: Barnet, Andrea

All-Night Party - The Women of Bohemian Greenwich Village and Harlem 1913-1930 by: Barnet, Andrea

Softcover. Chapel Hill, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 260 pages. Softcover. Clean, tight copy. Record # 612665
Price: $12.00 

American Film: Volume VII, Number 5, March 1982 by: Biskind (Editor), Peter, Frank Capra, Daniel Melnick

American Film: Volume VII, Number 5, March 1982 by: Biskind (Editor), Peter, Frank Capra, Daniel Melnick

Softcover. New York, The American Film Institute, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 88 pages, photographs throughout. Frank Capra cover article, as well as pieces on Daniel Melnick, women and photography. Record # 854128
Price: $12.00 

Anna Freud - A Biography by: Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth

Anna Freud - A Biography by: Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth

Hardcover. New York, Summit Books, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 527 pages. B&W photos. A very nice copy with only minor edgewear along upper edge of spine. Clean, tight copy. Record # 302420
Price: $12.00 

Anna Freud: A Biography by: Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth

Anna Freud: A Biography by: Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth

Hardcover. US, Summit Books, 1st, 1988-10-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 527 pages, b&w photos. Faint foxing to edges, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461567
Price: $12.00 

Anne Sexton: A Biography by: Middlebrook, Diane Wood

Anne Sexton: A Biography by: Middlebrook, Diane Wood

Hardcover. US, Houghton Mifflin, 5th printing, 1991-09-16, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 488 pages. Faint foxing to top edge, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461556
Price: $12.00 

Art of Dora Carrington, The  by: Hill, Jane

Art of Dora Carrington, The by: Hill, Jane

Softcover. US, Thames & Hudson, 1st PB, 1995-10-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 144 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Remainder line to bottom edge. Light edgewear and scuffing to wrappers, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463262
Price: $12.00 

Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath by: Stevenson, Anne

Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath by: Stevenson, Anne

Hardcover. US, Houghton Mifflin (T), 1st, 1989-08-01, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 413 pages, illustrations in b&w. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket, faint foxing to edges, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462936
Price: $12.00 

Bloomsbury Women: Distinct Figures in Life and Art by: Marsh, Jan

Bloomsbury Women: Distinct Figures in Life and Art by: Marsh, Jan

Hardcover. US, Henry Holt & Co, 1st, 1996-02-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 160 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463258
Price: $12.00 

Blue Ribbon Stories by: Robinson, Mabel

Blue Ribbon Stories by: Robinson, Mabel

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan Company, 1st, 1932, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 258 pages. Very clean light blue cover with black stamped design on front. No marks, no soil. Third book in this series covers over a year of juvenile magazines. 18 stories. Robinson was an American writer of books for young adults especially for young women, showcasing the protagonists' worth, intelligence, and sensitivity". Record # 802079
Price: $12.00 

Boadicea's Chariot - The Warrior Queens by: Fraser, Antonia
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Boadicea's Chariot - The Warrior Queens by: Fraser, Antonia

Hardcover. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1st , 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white illustrations. 383 pages. Record # 69786
Price: $12.00 

Captain's Best Mate, The : The Journal of Mary Chipman Lawrence on the Whaler Addison, 1856-1860 by: Lawrence, Mary Chipman.

Captain's Best Mate, The : The Journal of Mary Chipman Lawrence on the Whaler Addison, 1856-1860 by: Lawrence, Mary Chipman.

Softcover. US, Brown University Press, rep, 1986-04-15, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 311 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 462385
Price: $12.00 

Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master by: Donegan, PatriciaIshibashi, Yoshie

Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master by: Donegan, Patricia Ishibashi, Yoshie

Softcover. Singapore, Tuttle Publishing, 1st, 1998, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 280 pages, soft cover. Exterior corners have some minor wear, interior binding and pages are in very good condition. 'Chiyo-Ni (1703-1775) is one of Japan's most unusual and renowned haiku poets, and this volume, the first major translation of her work in English, contains over 100 haiku, reproduced in Japanese script, Romaji, and in English. Chiyo-ni was one of the very few great female poets from an age when haiku was dominated by men. Her verses embody Zen-like simplicity and female sensuality, and reflect her life as a Buddhist nun, painter and poet who lived a life of supreme independence and aesthetic sensibility.' B&W illustrations throughout. Previous owner marked copy with occasional interior green highlighting, underlining, and front end page inscription. Record # 33603
Price: $60.00 

Cissy Patterson: The Life of Eleanor Medill Patterson, Publisher and Editor of the Washington Times-Herald by: Hoge, Alice Albright
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Cissy Patterson: The Life of Eleanor Medill Patterson, Publisher and Editor of the Washington Times-Herald by: Hoge, Alice Albright

Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hard cover. 237 pages. B&w photos throughout. Pink top edge. Dust jacket with chipping, rubbing, scratches. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 501958
Price: $12.00 

Civil War Quilts by: Weeks, PamelaBeld, Don
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Civil War Quilts by: Weeks, PamelaBeld, DonCivil War Quilts by: Weeks, PamelaBeld, Don

Civil War Quilts by: Weeks, Pamela Beld, Don

Hardcover. Atglen, PA, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 192 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition with some wear along the top edge. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains 170 color photos throughout. This book tells the stories of extraordinary antique Civil War quilts, and the women who made then. Additionally, information for making traditional-style 19th century bindings and pot holder quilts, plus over 45 patterns for making reproduction Civil War era quilts are provided. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34102
Price: $20.00 

Clover: The Tragic Love Story of Clover and Henry Adams and Their Brilliant Life in America's Gilded Age by: Friedrich, Otto

Clover: The Tragic Love Story of Clover and Henry Adams and Their Brilliant Life in America's Gilded Age by: Friedrich, Otto

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 381 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has a small closed tear, with light wear to the edges and corners. Brown paper cover boards with a red cloth spine are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is a biography of Clover Adams, a vibrant woman who lived through the Gilded Age, who was married to a historian and descendant of John Adams, and who eventually committed suicide. A remainder stamp is present on the bottom edge of the pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34495
Price: $12.00 

Communication Arts  - Volume 13 Number 2 1971  by: Susan Keig, Kathe Mooslie

Communication Arts - Volume 13 Number 2 1971 by: Susan Keig, Kathe Mooslie

Paperback. Palo Alto CA, Coyne & Blanchard, 1st wraps, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Paperback. Articles on women in communications, the Shaker influence in design, designer Susan Keig, art director Kathe Mooslie, NY Art Director's Show. 100 pages. Color, b&w illustrations. Very good condition. Record # 600809
Price: $12.00 

CONFEDERATE AGENT: A Discovery in History. by: Horan, James

CONFEDERATE AGENT: A Discovery in History. by: Horan, James

Hardcover. New York, Crown, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Map end papers. 326 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout text. This is the true story of Confederate spies, their collaborators, their women, and their activity during the Civil War. 8vo. Green cloth. Black spine title label, gilt. Record # 220707
Price: $12.00 

Constant Possum: The History of Sandia Preparatory School [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Liberty, Lou
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Constant Possum: The History of Sandia Preparatory School [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Liberty, Lou

Hardcover. Albuquerque, NM, Privately Published, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 415 pages, hardcover in original red cloth slipcase. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Rear hinge is cracked, but binding is still solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. Contains booklet with related ephemera. This book is about how in 1958, Barbara Young Simms began to explore the possibility of restarting an independent girls day school in Albuquerque. In 1965, with the help of a group of like-minded parents, she secured land, established a board of trustees and formed the Sandia School, a nonsectarian school. In late January 1966, the Rev. Paul G. Saunders, an Episcopal priest, was selected headmaster and, later that year, the school opened. Saunders served as headmaster for the first three years. Signed by the author on the title page, and also by the headmaster at time of publication, Dick Heath, on the forward page. This is a heavy volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34084
Price: $30.00 


  
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