New York: Oxfod University Press, 1978. Hardcover. xviii, 374 p.: illustrations, tables; 22 cm. Light brown cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. The author "brings to light a wealth of material by and about domestic servants" from the Civil War to World War I. Book is in Fine..... More
Phoenix Mill, Eng. Alan Sutton Publishing, 1996. Paperback. [2], xxii, 298 p.; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. An "engrossing anthology, the first truly comprehensive study of women's letters" -- back cover. Includes index. Gift inscription on half title page. In Near Fine Condition: gift inscrption; otherwise, clean and tight..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Paperback. xi, [1], 3-374 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. "In this brilliant account, Alice Kessler-Harris explores the transformation of some of the United States' most significant social policies. Tracing changing ideals of fairness from the 1920s to the 1970s, she shows how..... More
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2000. Hardcover. 462 p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture. A heavy..... More
Philadelphia, Pa. Temple University Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. A volume in the series Women in the Political Economy, edited by Ronnie J. Steinberg. [12], 247 p.; 22 cm. Red cloth with silver-printed spine title; color dust jacket. No price listed. First Edition. The author provides the first coherent picture..... More
Boston: Bedford Books, 1997. Paperback. xiii, [3], 252 p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Part of The Bedford Series in History and Culture. In Fine Condition: clean and bright. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1971. Paperback. Policy Studies in Employment and Welfare, no. 11. x, 117 p.: tables; 20 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. The author examined job place gender discrimination in the late 1960s and into 1970. She found that women were often overeducated for the jobs they held because..... More
Dresden: M. Wolf, 1900. Hardcover. Title continued: "Entwickelungsgeschichte, Schwangerschaft und Geburt, Krankheiten der Wöchnerinnen, Kinderkrankheiten und deren Behandlung, Geschlechtskrankheiten, deren Gefahren und Verhütung." "Fünfzehnte, vollständig neu bearbeitete Auflage des Werkes Der Mensch. Mit 187 Text-Illustrationen, 31 anatomischen Farbendruck-Tafeln nebst einem zerlegbaren Modell des weiblichen Körpers." xvi, 1264 p., 32 leaves..... More
![Item #005052 The Life of Madam de Maintenon; translated from the French [parts 1 and 2]. Laurent...](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/005052.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1475261517)
London: J. Robinson; G. Woodfall; Lockyer Davis, 1753. Hardcover. 2 volumes in 1: xi, [1], 263, [1] p.; v, [1], 125, [1] p.; 17 cm. (12mo). Contemporary full speckled calf; remains of black leather label in center of spine with gilt-tooled title; gilt-tooled decoration on the rest of the spine..... More
La Sarraz, Swizterland: Chateau de la Sarraz, 1972. Paperback. 22, [2] p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Paperback; stapled. Catalog from an exhibition on the 50th anniversary of Maison des Artistes and in honor of Hélene de Mandrot (1867-1948), a Swiss artist and patron of modern art and architecture. She founded Maison..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Hardcover. [2], xxv, [1], 386, [2] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Red and white cover with gilt spine title and author's initials on front cover. Dust jacket with jacket illustration by Mark D. Summers. Stated First Edition. "In this fresh and provocative approach to the..... More
Paris: A. Sautelet et Co., Éditeurs, 1829. Hardcover. Édition Revue et Préparée par l'Auteur. Tome Troisième. Brissot-Thivars, Libr., Alexandre Mesnier, Libraire. [4], 396, [2] p.; 22 cm. Volume 3 only. Polished calf spine and corners with marbled papers over boards. Gilt-tooled black morocco spine labels with author, title, and volume..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. Hardcover. xvi, 445, [1] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Blue cloth with silver spine title. Black endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Part of the series Women in Culture and Society, edited by Catharine R. Stimpson. "In this pathbreaking study, Micaela di Leonardo reveals the face of..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1991. Hardcover. [6], 344 p., [16] p. of photographs; 24 cm. Purple and blue cover with silver spine title; blind-stamped publisher's emblem on front cover. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Steve Snider. Includes a list of Colette's works and an index. Book is in Near..... More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2006. Hardcover. xi, [3], 226 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Light orange-brown cloth with gilt spine title and blind-stamped publisher's emblem on front cover. No dust jacket. "Temple Univ." stamped on upper page edges. Includes bibliography and index. In Very Good+ Condition: "Temple Univ." stamped on upper..... More
New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. Hardcover. ix, [3], 336 p.; 24 cm. grey cloth spine with pink spine title; pink paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. "Based on a vast arra of love letters, the book revelas the existence of a geniune openness -- even playfulness -- between..... More
Prague: Fr. Borový, 1938. Hofmeister, Adolf. Hardcover. 188, [4] p.: illustrations by Adolf Hofmeister; 21 cm. Orange cloth with black spine and cover titles; brown, black, and orange decoration of front cover to resemble a suitcase. Dust jacket with front section echoing front cover suitcase illustration. Publisher's advertisement for travel..... More
New York: Richard R. Smith, 1930. Hardcover. xvi, 417 p.; 22 cm. Dark blue cloth spine with patterned blue cloth over boards. Gilt-stamped spine title and cover title: Men and Books. No dust jacket. Title page printed in blue and black. Includes reflections on books by many authors including Ralph..... More
New York: Stage Publishing Co., 1939. Paperback. 74 p.: illustrations; 33 cm. Color photograph on front cover of Beatrice Lillie by Vandamm. Contents include: Propaganda vs. Hollywood by Archibald MacLeish [the failure of Hollywood to take sides in political crises] -- Are Tenors Lousy Lovers? by Lauritz Melchior -- Some..... More
![Item #008849 Return to Life by Lily MacLeod [provenance: Dr. Guy Lacy Schless]. Lily MacLeod](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/008849.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1639179724)
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1951. Hardcover. 128 p.; 21 cm. Green cloth with yellow spine title. Dust jacket. Publisher's advertisements on back flap and back section of dust jacket. The author, Lily MacLeod Glendinning (1907-1951), was a literary critic on the staff of the Ladies Home Journal. She wrote..... More
![Item #002849 Women in Literature: A Catalogue of Books by or about Women [No. 829, Oct. 1955]....](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/002849.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1472082259)
London: Maggs Bros. 1955. Paperback. [4], 144, [8] p.: frontispiece and 8 full-page illustrations (numbered as plates); 21 cm. Green-and-white wrappers printed in black. Cover title: "Shall we join the ladies?" Contents: Books by Women Authors, or illustrated by Women, Autograph Letters -- Books about Women -- Books from the..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Hardcover. x, [2], 291 p., [28] p. of illustrations; 23 cm. Black cloth with purple spine title. No dust jacket. Ex-library: stamped "Temple Univ" on upper page edges. A fascinating history of the work of women filmmakers in the first years of the American..... More
S.l. Alskog, 1973. Hardcover. 270, [2] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Off-white cloth with brown spine title; blind-stamped title on front cover. No dust jacket. Dark brown endpapers. "First printing." Includes an index to the photographs. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; spine title slightly faded; light soiling along..... More
Los Angeles: Pines One Publishing, 1994. Paperback. xxii, [2], 360 p.; 21 cm. Paperback. "Julianne Malveaux is the most provocative, progressive and iconoclastic public intellectual in the country. Her writings not only unsettle prevailing prejudices and undo conventional presuppositions; they also provoke passionate responses -- positive or negative -- precisely..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986. Paperback. xii, 327 p.: illustrations, tables; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Includes index. The author examines the reasons that, in the ten years following the U.S. Senate's passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, only 35 of the required 38 states ratified it. In..... More