New York: Rudd & Carleton, 1857. Hardcover. 68 p., frontispiece and 7 leaves of plates (included in page count); 18 cm. Publisher's gray-green cloth with gilt-stamped cover title and publisher's emblem on front cover. Blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Dark green endpapers. Bound in at the front a sheet with..... More
Springfield, Ohio: Woman's Home Companion, 1937. [4] p.; 22 cm. Pamphlet. Contains suggestions of biographies of women, books "Dealing with Modern Opportunities for Women," and books "on the Woman-Movement." Also contains "the names of women whose achievements are worth studying," which includes women in the sciences, social work, literature, and..... More
Paris: Pagnerre, 1844. 119, [1] p.; 20 cm. Publisher's advertisement for Mémoire sur l'Empoisonnement par l'Arsenic by Cormenin on final page. Disbound. The trial of Madame Euphemie Lacoste (b. 1819), whose family forced her to marry her 68-year-old great uncle Henri Lacoste in 1841. When he died suddenly and his..... More
Philadelphia: Board of Public Education School District of Philadelphia, 1926. Paperback. 16 p.: tables: 22 cm. Stapled. This guide to the 12 public high schools in Philadelphia opens with an argument in favor of going to high school, at a time when many students left school after 8th grade to..... More
Berlin: Weidmannsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1941. Paperback. 79, [1] p., 4 large folded tables to be kept inside back wrapper: tables; 20 cm. Brown wrappers with black cover title. Four-digit number written in black at top edge of front wrapper. Circular stamp of Hochschule für Lehrerbildung, Bayreuth, on blank p. [6]; each..... More
New York: s.n., 1900. Hardcover. 518 p.: many full-page and in-text illustrations; 27 cm. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt spine and cover titles; black and red spine and cover illustrations. Title page printed in red and black. No publication information other than the place. Copyright 1900 by C.R. Graham. Advice..... More
New York: Munn & Co., 1895. Paperback. 16 pages (paginated [1], 16392-16406 p.): illustrations; 41 cm. Contains illustrated articles about lady cyclists in Battersea Park, London; the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad standard types of permanent way; the sharpening of files by sand blast; and the splash of..... More
New York: Munn & Co., 1895. Paperback. 16 pages (paginated [1], 16504-16518 p.): illustrations; 41 cm. The front illustration is of the Emperor William Church in Berlin, Germany. Also contains illustrated articles about the New York Clearing House; the Volga Ferry steamer; the mother of pearl industry; the Tussah silk..... More
S.l. s.n., 1940. 1 card (10 x 15 cm.) with illustration of a winter scene printed in red, black, and gilt. The illustration and the text are printed within embossed frames. The card is from Mrs. Lewis S. Thompson [Geraldine Livingston Morgan Thompson (1872-1967)], Republican State Committeewoman for Monmouth County;..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1983. Paperback. [4], 397-592, [24] p.; 24 cm. Paperback. Contributors: Gisela Bock, Sandra M. Gilbert, Elizabeth Pleck, Sara Ruddick, Wini Breines, Linda Gordon, Irene Hanson Frieze, Pauline W. Gee, Carol S. Wharton, Ynestra King, Paula Webster, Louise G. Smith-Donals, and Paul A. Gilje. In Very Good..... More
Philadelphia: John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls' High School, 1944. Paperback. 68 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled green and yellow wrapper with illustration. Wrapper edges overlap pages. The annual literary magazine produced by the students of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls' High School, the first girls Catholic high school in the..... More
Philadelphia: John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls' High School, 1946. Paperback. 65, [3] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled green and yellow wrapper with illustration. Wrapper edges overlap pages. The annual literary magazine produced by the students of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls' High School, the first girls Catholic high school in..... More
Rockland, Me. Sinister Wisdom, 1984. Paperback. 128 p.: ilustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contents include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, reviews, and art. In Fine Condition: clean and tight. More
Rockland, Me. Sinister Wisdom, 1985. Paperback. 128 p.: ilustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contents include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, reviews, and art. In Very Good Condition: spine is slightly sunned; cover lightly soiled; pages are clean and tight. More
Montpelier, Vt. 1987, Sinister Wisdom. Paperback. 143, [1] p.: ilustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contents include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. In Near Fine Condition: cover lightly rubbed; clean and tight. More
Berkeley, Cal. Sinister Wisdom, 1987. Paperback. 143, [1] p.: ilustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contents include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. In Near Fine Condition: cover lightly rubbed; clean and tight. More
Berkeley, CA: Sinister Wisdom, 1988. Paperback. 139, [5] p.: ilustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contents is headed: A Journal for the Lesbian Imagination in the Arts and Politics. Contents include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. In Fine Condition: clean and tight. More
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1779. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes in 1: [8], 368, [14] p.; [4], 344, [16] p.; 29 cm. Signatures: A-3C4 (-3C4) pi2 B-2Y4 (4to). Dark brown cloth spine and corners (20th-century?) with printed paper spine label; marbled paper (19th-century?) over boards. Matching marbled endpapers..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Paperback. [24], 500, [16] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. "It began in 1960 with the Greensboro sit-ins. By 1973, when a few Native Americans rebelled at Wounded Knee and the U.S. Army came home from Vietnam, it was over. In between..... More
1713. One handwritten parchment indenture (80 x 84 cm.) dated 3 April 1713. In recognition of the upcoming marriage of John Ayling of Bentley, Southhampton, and Mary Wyburd [Wiburd], John Ayling, the elder, will pay 1,000 pounds to John Ayling the younger, and 200 pounds will be paid by John..... More
New York: Leonard Scott Publication Co., 1900. Paperback. 8, [1], 686-880, 9-12 p.: illustrated advertisements; 25 cm. Paperback. Contents include: Cabinet Government or Departmentalism? by J. A. R. Marriott -- The Lake-Dwellers by the Rev. Dr. Jessopp -- Extravagance in Dress by Lady Guendolen Ramsden -- Voice Culture by Mrs..... More
Chicago: American Journal of Archaeology, 1922. Paperback. [2], pp. 411-425, 1 folded leaf of illustration: in-text illustrations; 24 cm. Stapled. no wrapper. Stamped at lower edge of title page and p. 425: Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College. American artist Albert Winslow Barker (1874-1947) studied at..... More
Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co., 1930. Paperback. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Dorothy Appleby on front cover; photographs of Mary Doran and Anita Page on inside and outside of back cover. This issue contains sections with circus-themed jokes and cartoons; included 10 by..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. Hardcover. xviii, 331, [1] p.: [12] p. of illustrations, [9] p. of facsimiles; 24 cm. Brown cloth with black spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. A "lively portrait of the American literary scene in the 30s and 40s and an engaging narrative of literary ambition."..... More
New York: Museum of the City of New York, 1987. Hardcover. 176 p.: illustrations; 29 cm. Maroon cloth with gilt spine title. Maroon endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Contains essays by David J. Rothman, Kenneth L. Kusmer, Marsha A. Martin, Lisa N. Peters, Kenneth T. Jackson, Elizabeth Wickenden, Kim Hopper, Rick..... More