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1849006191Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson printers 1849. Paperback. Very Good . 31 1 p.; 22 cm. Yellow wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter along with wood and coal. The intention was to help the "worthy poor" without regard for religion or race. The activities of the organization have evolved since 1831; today it provides grants to projects to fight poverty. This report contains the constitution and by-laws of the Union Benevolent Association as well as detailed data about the people with whom the association had worked in the previous year. The male officers of the Association are listed; none of the members of the Ladies' Board of Managers are named although the majority of the report is theirs. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled; lower corner of front wrapper creased; lower corner of title page lightly soiled; minor damage at lower edge of back wrapper and final pages; otherwise clean and tight. Merrihew & Thompson, printers paperback
1984009708New York: Heresies Collective 1984. Paperback. Near Fine. 93 3 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback. Includes contributions by and about: Bonnie Greer Meredith Monk Pina Bausch Clare Raulerson Monica Gazzo Suzanne Lacy Lucy R. Lippard Susan Mosakowski Lois Elaine Griffith Mary Wagner Ciindy Carr Lenora Champagne Patricia Jones Ellie Covan Jessica Hagedorn Martha Boesing Terry Wolverton Kitty Tsui Clare Coss Sondra Segal Roberta Sklar Stephanie Skura Jovette Marchessault Vanalyne Green Cheryl Clarke Breena Clarke Gwendolen Hardwick Linda Powell Joannie Fritz Jacqueline Allen Jane Chambers Kimiko Hahn Hrut Keshishian and Harmony Hammond. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: edges lightly rubbed; clean and tight. Heresies Collective paperback
1910005262Japan 1910. Hardcover. Very Good -. 15 x 20 cm. album containing 52 postcards 47 of them hand-colored. Black lacquer boards; front board illustrated with scene of a woman and a man painted in gilt and red. None of the postcards have been used and none have dates of publication. Some of the cards were produced by Tonboya in Yokohama; the firm was actively publishing hand-colored postcards from about 1910 to about 1930. The first postcard is a view of Mt. Fuji with a foreground illustration painted in gilt and black. The next two are portraits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken in black with a gilt emblem above each of their heads. The hand-colored views are of streets scenes temples and parks in Yohohama Kamakura Tokyo Kyoto Nara and Kamata; a number include geishas. There are two views of women in Yoshiwara. A complete list is available on request. In Very Good- Condition: front board is detached and is chipped along the lower edge and upper corners; color is bright on front board; postcards are clean and bright without chipping. hardcover
1850006192Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson printers 1850. Paperback. Very Good. 32 p.; 23 cm. Green wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter along with wood and coal. The intention was to help the "worthy poor" without regard for religion or race. The activities of the organization have evolved since 1831; today it provides grants to projects to fight poverty. This report contains a list of people who contributed to the Union Benevolent Association for the previous year with the amount given as well as detailed data about the people with whom the association had worked. The male officers of the Association are listed; none of the members of the Ladies' Board of Managers are named although the majority of the report is theirs. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled and creased; 3-cm. closed tear at upper corner of front wrapper; internally clean and tight. Merrihew & Thompson, printers paperback
1900003159New York: s.n. 1900. Hardcover. Very Good . 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 for Americans travelling to Paris and London by someone who thought they should really stay in the United States. "It is an undeniable fact that Europeans do not know how to live; they have no idea of luxuries and very little of comforts." p. 47 The anonymous author emphasizes the scandalous aspects of life in Paris as much as possible the can-can "consists of high kicking and lascivious posturing by depraved women.". Contains amusing descriptions of restaurants cafes and theaters; parks monuments cemeteries and catacombs; cultural and educational institutions; horse races and festivals; and street life with the types of people to be seen: students artists' models vendors socialists anarchists gamblers and criminals. In general the section on Paris presents the fascinating and slightly scandalous world first dramatised for the world in Puccini's La Bohème. The section on London emphasizes the city's history and architecture. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Very Good Condition: ends of spine slightly rubbed; cover is lightly soiled; slightly shaken; pages are clean and bright. s.n. hardcover
1851006346New York: Mark H. Newman & Co 1851. Hardcover. Good -. Sartain John. iv 241 1 p. engraved frontispiece portrait of Kossuth and 15 leaves of engraved plates: music; 25 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; gilt-stamped portrait of Kossuth on front cover with the same blind-stamped on back cover; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. All page edges gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. Gift inscription on front free endpaper: "From M. H. Bidwell Jany 1st 1852 to Thomas Hamilton." Faxon Literary Annual and Gift Books 428e. The extreme popularity of Hungarian statesman Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva 1802-1894 or Louis Kossuth as he was known in English is indicated by the publisher naming this literary annual for him. He had served as Hungary's president during the revolution of 1848-49; in 1851 he spent time in London before coming to the United States. He arrived in New York in Dec. 1851 as this volume appeared to a hero's welcome including a visit to the White House with President Millard Fillmore. The volume includes: 5 plates engraved by John Sartain; 2 works by Metta Victoria Fuller 1831-1885: The City of Night and The Wo-Prophet of Jerusalem; an engraving of the Crystal Palace; The Fear of Being an Old Maid by Mrs. E. H. Hall; and a biography of Kossuth. Very scarce. In Good- Condition: edges of spine and corners are rubbed; loss at ends of spine; cloth is separating along front joint; cloth is soiled and faded; front hinge is separating; old dampstain at lower corner of a few leaves; foxing throughout; otherwise clean and solid. Mark H. Newman & Co hardcover
1912006419Lancaster Pa: Lancaster General Hospital 1912. Hardcover. Very Good -. Printed by Conn & Slote Lancaster Pa. 224 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Plain black cloth. No date of publication; section about the Lancaster General Hospital is dated 1912. Contains advertisements for Lancaster County businesses. Recipes include: apple snow; meat cakes; apple omelet; walnut pie; transparent pies; temperance mince pie; Comanche candy; kippered cherries; and various ice cream and water ice recipes. In addition to recipes includes other household tips such as how to take care of your parasol during the winter and how to bleach a straw bonnet. Handwritten recipe on front fixed endpaper for sponge cake from "Mrs. S." The Memoranda pages include two handwritten recipes: "Gertie Rogers fine Ginger Cake" and "Miss Landis Devil Food." Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: edges rubbed; tail of spine starting to fray; cloth is lightly soiled; older solid repair of both hinges; occasional minor stain on pages; otherwise clean and solid. Lancaster General Hospital hardcover
1836004125Philadelphia: E.L. Carley and A. Hart 1836. Hardcover. Very Good. 9 18-212 2 p. frontispiece and 5 additional leaves of plates; 16 cm. Original calf boards with embossed decoration on both boards. Possibly late 19th-century spine replacement with brown silk with star pattern. Modern recasing with the silk spine and repair of front hinge. All page edges gilt. Faxon 822. Contents: Introductory Dialogue by Eliza Leslie -- Louisa Simons by Caroline Gilman -- The Partners by Catherine E. Gooch -- The Sale of the Water-Lily by Hannah Flagg Gould -- The Eagle's Speech by Horatio E. Hale -- The Broken Arm by C.M.W. of Philadephia -- The Strawberry by Catherine E. Gooch -- The Happy Trio by Sarah J. Hale -- The Bird's Home by Hannah Flagg Gould -- Childhood's Joys by Horatio E. Hale -- The Willow the Poppy and the Violet by Lydia H. Sigourney -- The Phials by Eliza Leslie -- The Little White Cottage by Mrs. H. Bayley -- Violets by Emma C. Embury -- The Invitation by E.H. of Philadelphia -- Emma and Her Brothers by Eliza Leslie -- Left Foot Foremost by Catherine E. Gooch -- The Dove: A Drama translated by Eliza Leslie from the French of Madame de Genlis -- Viola by Eliza Leslie -- The Christmas Gifts by C.H.W. of Philadelphia -- The Children's Pic-Nic by Catherine E. Gooch. Louisa Simons; or The Advantages of Application by Caroline Gilman has pencilled editorial marks. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; occasional foxing and staining; some pencilled notations; otherwise clean and tight. E.L. Carley and A. Hart hardcover
25431Paris relieur libraire Le Fuel s.d. 1810. In-18 11 x 7.5 cm reliure pleine basane verte doré trois tranches dos lisse à décor doré filets dorés et roulette à froid sur les plats roulette sur les coupes et roulette intérieure 12 planches hors texte 138 pages. Exemplaire frais. unknown
1899ST19035London: Hurst and Blackett Limited 1899. 190 x 125mm. 7 1/2 x 5". xii 128 pp.; 1 p.l. volume II title page handwritten in ink 129-312 pp. One volume expanded to two. <br/> Fine crimson crushed morocco by the Guild of Women Binders stamp-signed in gilt on front pastedown raised bands stylized gilt lettering on spines all edges gilt. With five portraits as called for and EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 264 PLATES 31 of these colored 12 folding about half of them scenes or views the rest portraits. Also containing the bookplate of David Garrick mounted on card at p. 10; an autograph letter signed from George Smart; an invoice or accounting signed by Eliza Matthews; and five other autographs mounted on heavy stock. Occasional trivial offsetting from inserted plates but A VERY FINE COPY clean and fresh internally in unworn bindings.<br/> <br/> Richly extra-illustrated with depictions of the people places and events discussed in the text this joint biography of brothers James and Horace Smith was simply and tastefully bound by members of the Guild of Women Binders. Although James 1775-1839 was a lawyer and Horace 1779-1849 a successful stockbroker both had literary aspirations and enjoyed being part of theatrical and artistic circles. Their dreams were realized when in 1812 the Drury Lane Theatre offered a £50 prize for an address to be recited on the theater's reopening following repair of fire damage. The Smiths hit on the idea of producing parodies of popular poets with James imitating Wordsworth Southey and Coleridge while Horace took on Byron Moore and Scott. Their humorous publication was an unexpected runaway hit going to seven editions in three months. According to Britannica "'Rejected Addresses' are the most widely popular parodies ever published in England and take classical rank in literature. . . . A striking feature is the absence of malice; none of the poets caricatured took offence while the imitation is so clever that both Byron and Scott are recorded to have said that they could hardly believe they had not written the addresses ascribed to them." In addition to being witty both men were kind and generous friends often helping impecunious artists. Percy Shelley and Horace became friends after competing in a sonnet-writing contest which Shelley won by producing "Ozymandias". Before leaving for Italy the poet entrusted his financial affairs to Horace of whom he said "Is it not odd that the only truly generous person I ever knew who had money enough to be generous with should be a stock-broker He writes poetry and pastoral dramas and yet knows how to make money and does make it and is still generous." The binding here was produced by the Guild of Women Binders established by bookseller Frank Karslake in 1898 to give an organizational identity to a group of women already at work binding books in various parts of Britain often in their own homes. Karslake first became interested in women binders when he visited the Victorian Era Exhibition at Earl's Court in 1897 held to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. He was impressed with a number of bookbindings at the Jubilee exhibit prominent among them being those of Mrs. Annie MacDonald of Edinburgh and he invited the women to exhibit their work in his shop at 61 Charing Cross Road. The Guild was formed soon thereafter and operated until 1904. As Tidcombe notes "because the women were generally unaware of the long history of traditional bookbinding design they produced designs that were freer and less stereotyped than those of men in the trade." Our binding is more restrained that other Guild works but the spine lettering which juxtaposes curves and sharp angles stands out as a distinctive feature. Hurst and Blackett, Limited unknown
1850ST19683London: Edward Moxon 1850. FIRST EDITION. 222 x 140 mm. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2". x 374 pp. <br/> HANDSOME DARK BLUE MOROCCO GILT BY THE GUILD OF WOMEN BINDERS see below covers with frame of swirling flowering vines raised bands spine panels with similar floral decoration gilt lettering pastedowns framed by multiple gilt rules intersecting into squares at corners all edges gilt. Front pastedown with pencilled inscription attributing the binding to the Guild of Women Binders in the hand of former owner antiquarian bookseller John P. Love; front free endpaper with pencilled bibliographic information; handwritten card from Love's library catalogue laid in at front. Wise p. 35. Spine gently and evenly sunned one opening with two tiny brown marginal dots but A VERY FINE COPY with few signs of use inside or out.<br/> <br/> This is a lovely copy of one of the great autobiographies in verse offered here in a binding attributed to the Guild of Women Binders by a previous owner with extensive expertise in the field. According to DNB Wordsworth 1770-1850 began his "Prelude" in 1799 while travelling with his sister Dorothy and Samuel Coleridge in Germany using his sister's German exercise notebook to enter poetic accounts of his boyhood. These entries became the first version of his autobiographical testament a work that "is for many his most impressive poem." He completed it in 13 books in 1805 but continued to revise it throughout his lifetime adding a 14th book at the end. It was published poshumously and given its title by his wife. The Guild of Women Binders was established by bookseller Frank Karslake in 1898 to give an organizational identity to a group of women already at work binding books in various parts of Britain often in their own homes. As Tidcombe notes "because the women were generally unaware of the long history of traditional bookbinding design they produced designs that were freer and less stereotyped than those of men in the trade." Our binding is unsigned and is perhaps more conventional that other Guild works but there are elements that would lead an experienced connsoisseur like former owner John P. Love to make a confident attribution. One is the whimsical yet carefully executed spine decoration which carries over the curving floral vines from the covers. Another hint is the very slight variation in the parallel gilt rules indicating a less experienced hand. John Percival Love 1896-1974 joined the staff of the distinguished antiquarian bookseller Francis Edwards founded in 1855. Love served as Chairman of the firm from 1944 until his retirement in 1972. Like many antiquarian booksellers Love was also a collector. He built an impressive collection that was especially rich in incunabula and fine bindings. It is certainly possible that the present volume was once part of the Francis Edwards inventory and was definitively identified at that time as a Guild binding. Edward Moxon unknown
1800103172<p>No place no date but Caen Calopin c. 1800. 12mo. size 85 x 145 cm. Original printed wrappers. 12 pp including wrappers. The front cover shows the title within a decorative border the back cover shows two woodcuts within the same border. small wormhole throughout the work but a lovely clean copy.</p><p>Chapbook on the vices of women inspired by Jean de Marconville "De la BonteÌ et mauvaistieÌ des femmes" Paris 1564. No place no date but the woodcut at the top of the back cover was owned by Pierre-Jean-AimeÌ Chalopin active in Caen between 1777 and 1822. c.f. Hélot La Bibliothèque bleue en Normandie 157; A. Sauvy La Librairie Chalopin B. Hist. mod. et contemp. 11 76.</p> Calopin
1844ST19249London: Richard Bentley 1844. FIRST EDITION. 220 x 138 mm. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2". Four volumes. <br/> HANDSOME BURGUNDY MOROCCO BY BAYNTUN stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-ins covers with triple gilt-ruled frame interlinking with a triple-gilt-ruled diamond raised bands with gilt dots gilt ruled compartments with gilt diamond shapes gilt lettering gilt-ruled turn-ins with a floral tool at each corner all edges gilt. With 18 portraits as called for four of these with hand coloring and EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 60 PLATES. Only the barest hint of wear to extremities spines just a shade darker than covers a handful of portraits a bit foxed but A FINE SET clean and fresh internally the bindings lustrous and the set obviously very little used.<br/> <br/> This is a very attractively bound set containing the biographies of 38 notable Englishwomen extra-illustrated with plates depicting some of the people and places integral to the subjects' lives. Covering the period from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I to the 18th century these four volumes include many women of noble birth and position such as Arabella Stuart Elizabeth Cromwell and Elizabeth Stuart Queen of Bohemia; poets and artists such as Susanna Centlivre Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Mary Beale; and women famous for their fantastic deeds such as Jane Lane who assisted Charles II during his escape after the Battle of Worcester. Our author Louisa Stuart Costello 1799-1870 was a miniaturist poet and writer of biographies travel stories and fiction. According to DNB "her biographies of royal and noble women--which clearly traded on the popularity of similar works by Lucy Aikin the Strickland sisters and Mary Anne Everett Green--were creditable examples of this literary genre and generally involved some original research." For the present work Costello relied heavily on access to the library and papers of the duke of Devonshire whom she thanks in her introduction. In addition to 18 portraits called for in the contents several of which were drawn by Costello herself this set has been "grangerized" with 60 additional plates that further illustrate the life and times of these illustrious women. The lustrous bindings by an eminent British firm are an additional source of pleasure making a beautiful appearance on the shelf. Richard Bentley unknown
20012111902154610780Sagashinbunsha 2001. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Sagashinbunsha paperback
185818363New York: D. Appleton and Company 1858. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. LArge 4to. 407pp. Illustrated with full page engraved portraits of Sappho Lucretia Aspasia Cleopatra St. Cecilia Heloise Laura Valentine de Milan Joan d'Arc Margaret of Anjou Isabella of Castile Lady Jane Grey Pocahontas La Valliere Maria Theresa Catherine II Florence NIghtingale.<br /> <p><br /> A lovely Arts and Crafts binding in full Niger Morocco in a medium brown color. Spine in six compartments with nicely spaced gilt titles in two. Blind tooling along the bands and onto the boards in a suggestion of clasps. The boards both upper and lower with gilt and blind rules in a pleasing rectangular design interrupted by a "Noveau-style" design on the binding side with gilt curves ending in gilt leaves and dots. Simple parallel gilt line inner dentelles with box-shapes and blind dots at the corners of the inner line peach water-color endpapers all edges gilt. A sumptuous binding. The pastedowns have been nicely repaired occasional trace of foxing not affecting the images else this is in fine condition.<br /> <p><br /> Unsigned binding though almost certainly the work of the Guild of Women Bookbinders based on the design and the tools used. <br /> <p>. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1896315329Hacienda Rosendal Tantojón Pánuco Vera.Cruz Mexico 1896. 2 pages; with original envelope featuring pen and ink portrait of a bear on the back; and with clipped article from the "Mexican Herald" of December 24 1895. 4to. Old folds. 2 pages; with original envelope featuring pen and ink portrait of a bear on the back; and with clipped article from the "Mexican Herald" of December 24 1895. 4to. A charming tribute with subtle overtures from three Swedish bachelors living in Mexico to three California sisters whose hunting prowess was described in an article in the "Mexican Herald." Headlined "Three California Dianas. They Kill Bears and Panthers and Olive in Particular is an Expert Shot" the article describes the sisters who live in the "wilderness above Ukiah California" as "sportswomen of rare talent" and gives an account of their encounter with a bear which ends up with their treeing and killing the animal. The letter reads in part: ".we think it would interest you to know that your bravery and pluck are known even outside your own Country . We have read and reread the article and . we could not restrain ourselves from sending our respects. Down here you would find a great field for your guns. We have all kinds of big game . it is nothing unusual to meet an 8 or 9 feet sic tiger on the roads when we are out riding. We will described one of our hunting experiences that might interest you." The letter goes on to relate how after wounding and trailing a deer towards a lagoon "a big Puma jumped out from the jungle and pounced upon our poor wounded deer. A rifleshot and we had both deer and Puma." The letter continues: "We are three Swedes 26 28 & 31 years old and run a fruit plantation in partnership in the district of Huasteca on the shores of the beautiful Panuco river. We have been here only 5 months but we have found the prospects for the future very bright. We would greatly enjoy a few lines from you as to ascertain whether our epistle ever reached you . and if the article is a ghost-story or not." They close "With admiration for the 3 brave Dianas in California. unknown
1971512489New York: National Organization for Women/ New York Chapter 1971. Unbound. Very Good. First edition. Single folio sheet folded to make four pages as issued. Illustrated. Short tear on last page of text tanning to cheap paper else a very good copy. Despite the 1981 date on cover this was presumably published in 1971 as per the copyright page. A satirical newspaper spoofing The New York Times published by the National Organization for Women. Masthead states: "All the News That Would Give the Times Fits." Articles include: "Equality Act for Males Passed by Senate 60-39" "Mob Demolishes Porno Parlors in Midtown Cleanup Drive" "Forefathers Uncovered in Dusty Tomes" etc. OCLC lists no holdings of an issue dated in 1981. (National Organization for Women/ New York Chapter) unknown
197575752V.p.: V.p. 1975-1990. Life for women in developing countries. This particular lot deals with the trials and tribulations of Indian women in India and Southeast Asia. Suffice it to say that they are not all singing Halleleujas to their second-class citizen status. 20 are hardbacks in nice jackers and the remainer are in wrappers nice condition. The titles are as follows:SAWNINATAN. M. Village Modernisation and Fertility Behaviour ; A Study in a Block of South Arcot District Tamil Nadu.Annamalai University; Annalamainagar 1986. Phd thesis in cloth.CHAUDRY Rafiqul Huda. Female Status in Bangladesh. Dacca; Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies ca. 1980ISELY Barbara J. & Charles C. Langford. Report on Research on Gender Roles in Rice Farming Systems in Tamil Nadu. Corvallis: Oregon State University 1992AHHSAN Rosie Majid & Shahnaz Huq HUSSEIN & Ben J WALLACE. Role of Women in Agriculture. Centre for Urban Studies: Dhaka 1986.GOUZHU Hua & M.S. Swaminathan. Women in Rice Farming Systems : An Operational and Research Training Program Manila: The International Rice Research Institute 1987.SINHA B.P. Women in Agriculture-A Victim of Drudgery. New Delhi: Indian Agricultural Institute 1988DULYAPACH Poungpit. Thai Women in Agriculture and Rural Development. Bangkok; FAO Regional Office. 1985.KRISHNARAJ Maithreyi. Gender and the Household Domain. Vol. 4 of "Women and the Household in Asia." New Delhi: Sage Pblications 1989. SRINIVAS M. N. Some Reflections on Dowry. Dehli: Oxford University Press 1984.SEN Amartya. On Economic Inequality. New York: W. W. Norton and Co. 1973.SHARMA Kumud. Women in Focus: A Community in Search of Equal Roles. Hyderabad: Sangam Books 1984.MITRA Asok. The Status of Women: Literacy and Employment. ICSSR Programme of Women's Studies II. Bombay: Allied Publishers. 1979.SACHCHIDANANDA & Ramesh P. Sinh. Women's Rights: Myth & Reality. Jaipur: Printwell Publishers 1984.SHARMA Ursula. Women Work and Property in North-West India. London: Tavistock Publicarions 1980.MITRA Asok. Implications of Declining Sex Ratio in India's Population. ICSSR Programme of Women's Studies I. Bombay: Allied Publishers. 1979.NANDA B. R. Indian Women: From Purdah to Modernity. New Delhi; Vikas Publishing House. 1975MEHTA Rama. Divorced Hindu Woman. New Delhi; Vikas Publishing House. 1975RAMA K. G. Women's Welfare in Tamil Nadu. Madras: Sanghan Publishers 1974.SAHAI S. N. Women in Changing Society: A Bibliographical Study. Delhi: Mittal Publications !985. Sahai was the librarian at the University of Jodphur Librarian.BAIG Tara Ali. India's Woman Power. New Delhi: S. Chand & Co. 1976SINGH Andrea Menefee & Anita KELLES-VIITANEN. Invisible Hands: Women in Home-based Production. Women and the Household in Asia -Vol. 1. New Delhi: Sage Publications 1987.THIMMAIAH G. Inequality and Poverty A Case Study of Karnataka. Bombay: Himalaya Publishing House 1983MAZUMDAR Vina. Role of Rural Women in Development: Report of an International Seminar. Bombay: Allied Publisher's 1978.DE SOUZA Alfred. Women in Contemporary India and South Asia. Reprint. New Delhi: Manohar Publications 1980.CHAKI-SIRCAR Manjushri. Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Maniput Valley. New Delhi: Shakti Books 1984.LEBRA. Joyce et. al. editors Women and Work in India: Continuity and Change. New Delhi: Promilla and Co. 1984.JESUDASAN Victor et. al. editors. Non-Formal Education for Rural Women to Promote the Development of the Young Child. New Delhi: Allied Publishers 1981.MUKHOPADHYAY Maitrayee. Silver Shackles: Women and Development in India. Oxford: Oxfam 1984.HIRWAY Indira. Denial of Maternity Benefits to Women Workers in India. New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publishing 1986/BHUYAN Rabia. Legal Right of Hindu Women in Marriage and Divorce with Legal Rights of Muslim Women in Marriage and Divorce. Bangladesh: Women for Women 1986 V.p. hardcover
1820ST16983London: Robert Triphook 1820. ONE OF 40 COPIES PRINTED. 235 x 142 mm. 9 1/4 x 5 3/4". iii-xi 1 308 pp. lacking the first of the two title pages at front. <br/> In a very nice replica binding of honey-brown sheepskin over marbled boards raised bands ruled in gilt gilt titling. Front free endpaper INSCRIBED IN INK BY CURRER: With Miss Currer's Compliments"; small ownership perforation of the Bradford Free Library on title page and p. 99; two small ink stamps on p. 59 and 99. Front free endpaper with thinned area where indication of earlier ownership likely appeared. The boards just very lightly scuffed though probably to provide a feeling of authenticity otherwise only trivial imperfections. Apart from the signs of library ownership a very fine copy the text showing virtually no signs of use.<br/> <br/> This is a presentation copy of the first library catalogue of Frances Mary Richardson Currer an Englishwoman described by De Ricci as "England’s earliest female bibliophile" and hailed by Dibdin as "the head of all female collectors in Europe." An only child Currer 1785-1861 inherited considerable assets from both her father's and her mother's families: her relative Dorothy Richardson wrote in 1815 "She is in possession of both the Richardson and Currer estates and inherits all the taste of the former family having collected a very large and valuable library . . . in addition to what were collected by her great grandfather and great-uncle." Dibdin noted that her library at Eshton Hall in North Yorkshire was surpassed only by three collections those of Earl Spencer and the dukes of Devonshire and Buckingham. According to DNB "the library had substantial holdings in natural science topography antiquities and history together with a collection of the classics. There were rarities some early printed books a collection of Bibles and a fine gathering of illustrated books. . . . Dibdin first estimated the number of volumes at 15000 and later 18000. In 1852 Sir J. B. Burke put the number at 20000." With just 40 copies printed this first printing there was a 1933 second edition is very rarely seen on the market. Robert Triphook unknown
1842ST16673London: Richard Bentley 1842. FIRST EDITION. 195 x 115 mm. 7 3/4 x 4 5/8". Three volumes. <br/> Contemporary half calf over brown marbled boards raised bands with gilt tooling spine panels blind-stamped in a scolloped pattern red morocco label marbled endpapers and edges. Front pastedown with the bookplate of the celebrated book-collector Frances Mary Richardson Currer of Eshton Hall in each volume. Provenance: Dibdin "Reminiscences of a Literary Life" 1836 pp. 949–57; De Ricci "English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts" 1930 pp. 141-43. Extremities a bit rubbed boards lightly chafed occasional minor marginal stains or light patches of foxing but a pleasing copy generally clean and fresh in sturdy original bindings with no significant condition issues.<br/> <br/> This novel of the British navy during the Jacobite Rebellion comes from the library of a woman described by De Ricci as "England’s earliest female bibliophile" and hailed by Dibdin as "the head of all female collectors in Europe." An only child Frances Mary Richardson Currer 1785-1861 inherited considerable assets from both her father's and her mother's families: her relative Dorothy Richardson wrote in 1815 "She is in possession of both the Richardson and Currer estates and inherits all the taste of the former family having collected a very large and valuable library and also possessing a fine collection of prints shells and fossils in addition to what were collected by her great grandfather and great-uncle." Dibdin noted that her library at Eshton Hall was "surpassed only by those of Earl Spencer the duke of Devonshire and the duke of Buckingham." According to DNB "the library had substantial holdings in natural science topography antiquities and history together with a collection of the classics. There were rarities some early printed books a collection of Bibles and a fine gathering of illustrated books. . . . Dibdin first estimated the number of volumes at 15000 and later 18000. In 1852 Sir J. B. Burke put the number at 20000." Although best known for his Leatherstocking Tales set on the early American frontier James Fenimore Cooper 1789-1851 had originally intended a career in the navy and spent several years at sea before an inheritance from his father allowed him to pursue a literary career. Deemed by Day "an excellent naval novel" the text here is a poignant tale of conflicting loyalties and the importance of friendship seen through the eyes of the titular "Two Admirals" lifelong friends supporting opposing political forces in the contest over the Stuart succession to throne of Britain. Richard Bentley unknown
1979GB0014JDEKOI3N01New York: Viking/Studio 1979. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. New York: Viking/Studio hardcover
32820632<p>80 tintypes one fully painted a few others with painted highlights. 19th-century brown leather album with diecut sheets housing the photographs. Color lithograph title page stating "album." Very good condition overall. This fascinating album contains 80 tintype portraits of women and girls young and old. Some are dressed plainly while others are in fine dresses and at least one is in mourning attire. The photographs include head and shoulders seated and full-length standing portraits. The album opens with a fine half plate tintype of a woman seated with her presumed husband their two daughters standing behind them. The second photograph is an horizontal half plate tintype of two women seated in front of a large painted studio backdrop of a bridge or pier. Studio furniture props curtains and backdrops may facilitate identification of photographers. The collection comprises 80 portraits as follows: 3 whole plate tintypes one hand painted trimmed at left and right to fit the album 5 half plate tintypes 3 of them showing multiple sitters 72 six plate tintypes In addition the album contains two tintypes of men one a painted whole plate and the other a half plate. This extensive collection of portraits of women is a wonderful resource for the study of fashion hairstyles jewelry and the history of portrait photography.</p>
a45332Pittsburgh 1840 Johnston and Stockton. 8vo. 12pp. original yellow wraps. Owner signed Martha C. Dole of Massachusetts on front cover. Also signed on rear cover. Good wraps worn and soiled corners bumped a few marginal stains in text. . paperback
a68673No author no date no place given. c. 1872. Manning was born August 23 1842 and died February 19 1872. Octavo original printed wraps. VG. Scarce. paperback
a83876New York 1930 Tribune. Hotel Astor. October 28-30 1930. Octavo 153pp. numerous photo portraits index original printed wraps. Good plus light cover wear. . paperback
