ARMFIELD, Constance Smedley

The Larger Growth (Mothers and Fathers)

New York, E. P. Dutton, 1911. Sm 8vo (7.7 in, 19.5 cm). xii, 382 pp. Sole edition: Constance Smedley (1876-1941), later Armfield, was a British feminist artist and author of over forty works. Despite severe physical disability, she founded the International Lyceum Clubs for Women Artists and Writers, centers for worldwide cultural exchange that enabled women to compete equally with men. OCLC. ODNB. Publisher's green cloth with yellow lettering and decoration in blind. Jacket cover inserted. Readership: 1914 inscription to front free endpaper. Remarkably well-preserved, tight, and clean. Near fine .

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Book number: 1185

Catalogue: Women

BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett

The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, with a Memoir, Corrected by the Last London Edition

New York, James Miller, 1870. 2 volumes in 1. 12mo (7.4 in, 18.8 cm). [2] [ii], [1-4] 5-139 [1]; [3-433 [1] [2] pp.; frontis, ports. N.d. circa 1870. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1801-61) authored works to challenge the female stereotype. "Political and didactic, these works emphasized the right of a woman to speak and to act, in world affairs as in her private existence." Her moving poem "The Cry of the Children" published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1843 generated public support for child labor reforms. OCLC 903006978. Blain, Feminist Companion. bl uk/collection-items. Full calf with covers framed in triple blind fillet, spine with gilt title in compartment. All edges gilt. Gilt turn-ins. Marbled endpapers. Spine lightly chafed, edgewear, title fading, small flowers with trace offset, title page with small chip, some pages faintly toned. Tight and clean collection with memoir. Very good .

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Book number: 1090

Catalogue: Women

CABOT, Ella Lyman

Ethics for Children a Guide for Teachers and Parents

Boston, New York, et al. Houghton Mifflin, 1910. Sm 8vo (7.6 in, 19.3 cm). xxv [blank], 262 pp. First edition: Ella Lyman Cabot (1866-1934), a prominent member of the Boston elite who attended Radcliffe and Harvard, was an American philosopher. Cabot authored this pragmatic approach to ethics, one of seven books on the topic, and is considered to be a important figure in progressive and feminist thought. - Kaag, "Women and Forgotten Movements in American Philosophy." OCLC. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Readership: previous owner's name and stamp; "Sample Copy" penciled on pastedown. Small dent to fore-edge of upper board, small stain to margin. Clear acetate cover. Well-preserved, tight, and clean first edition. Very good+ .

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Book number: 1183

Catalogue: First Editions

Keywords: Women

Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Co

Presidential Election Returns, by Counties and States, for 1848, 1852, and 1856

1860. Printed pamphlet. 24mo (5.9 in, 15 cm). 30 pp.; ads, illus. Promotional pamphlet of the Grover & Baker Sewing Co. for distribution in Texas. Tallies for twenty-nine states with nine columns across (three years tallied by three entities) with occasional sewing machine testimonial, image, or ad. Rear ad, "Grover & Baker's Celebrated Noiseless Sewing Machines, for Family and Plantation Use." Time capsule of the antebellum South. Sewn paper wrappers. Wrappers age-toned, appears resewn, spine worn yet holding. Well-preserved, tight, and clean pamphlet. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 1134

Catalogue: Ephemera

GREEN, John P. [Patterson]

Fact Stranger Than Fiction Seventy-Five Years of a Busy Life with Reminiscences of a Many Great and Good Men and Women

Cleveland, Riehl Printing Company, 1920. 8vo (8.4 in, 21.4 cm). xv [blank], 368 pp. Sole edition inscribed by the author: John Patterson Green (1845-1940) was an African American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as a Republican in the Ohio Legislature. In his autobiography, Green relates memories of his three trips to Europe. OCLC. Brignano, Black Americans, p. 32. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering and design. Inscribed on front free endpaper, "Compliments of the author, / John P. Green (now, near / 85 years of age), / of Cleveland, Ohio. March: 26/30. / To Dr. A. Caswell Ellis, as a token / of his high regard for Doctor Ellis. / [Greek] / Motto of Dr. James Hadley of Yale / Each victory the way to another." Author's mark on p. 111 in same hand and ink. Front pastedown with library stamp. Spine faded with head worn, top edge dusty, endpapers show mild paste action. Pages remarkably well-preserved, tight, and clean. Very good .

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Book number: 1186

Catalogue: Black History

JEWETT, Sarah Orne

The Life of Nancy

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin, 1895. 12mo (7.1 in, 18.1 cm). 322 pp. First edition: Author and naturalist, Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) belonged to a community of women artists. Jewett's "Boston marriage" to Annie Fields lasted 30 years. Annie Fields ran a successful literary salon for women writers. Sarah Orne Jewett's novels and short stories focused on women whether strong, isolated, or self-reliant. - Blain, Feminist Companion. OCLC. BAL 10906. 1 of 2,500 copies. Publisher's green cloth with gilt decorations and lettering. Readership: front free endpaper with Sally Foster Eaton dated 1895. Tips lightly rubbed. Remarkably well-preserved, tight, and clean first edition. Near fine .

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Book number: 1184

Catalogue: First Editions

Keywords: Women

RITSON, Joseph (editor); Thomas Bewick, John Bewick (illustrators)

Pieces of Ancient Popular Poetry: From Authentic Manuscripts and Old Printed Copies. Adorned with Cuts

London, C. Clarke for T. and J. Egerton, 1791. Full calf. 12mo (7.1 in, 18 cm). [2] xvi, 152 [2] pp. First edition: Joseph Ritson (1752-1803) was a literary scholar, anthologist, and bibliographer. Here are seven Middle English poems including Tom Thumbe. Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) is known for reviving the art of wood engraving; his younger brother John Bewick (1760-1795) was his apprentice until he established his own career. ESTC T149587. DNB. Contemporary mottled calf with gilt decorated and titled spine and gilt decorated board edges. 15 woodcut headpieces and tailpieces by Thomas and John Bewick. Glossary. Joints starting. Tight, clean, and bright. Well-preserved first edition illustrated by Thomas and John Bewick. Near fine .

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Book number: 854

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: First Editions 1500-1800

THOMSON, James

The Seasons

London, John Sharpe, 1819. Full calf. 16mo (6 1/2 in tall); xiii 215 pp. Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press. Originally printed in 1730, this famous poem by James Thomson (1700-1748) includes four parts, one for each season. Highly influential, these four seasons are the original inspiration for works by composer Joseph Haydn, painter Thomas Gainsborough, painter J.M.W. Turner and many others. Thomson is noted as the first poet to treat landscape objectively instead of romantically and the precursor of Collins, Cowper, and Gray. NCBEL Vol 2 527. Kunitz and Haycraft 515-516. Finely bound in diced calf with gilt embellished and colored compartments, raised bands and gilt titling to spine; gilt embellished borders to covers with rolled edges and slight gilt turn-ins. All edges marbled; endpapers marbled. Engraved frontispiece and engraved title plate per poem, each captioned with tissue guard. 6 engravings by Charles Heath, William Finden, and John Pye after Richard Westall. Ends with fifth poem Hymn. Upper front joint with 1" gradual split, boards with slight spring, plate edges faintly foxed. Finely bound and clean edition with bright pages. Very good+ .

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Book number: 753

Catalogue: Poetry