Women Writers
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Mastering the Art Of French Cooking
by Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone Child
Mastering the Art of French Cooking is a two-volume French cookbook written by American author Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle, both of France. Written for the American market, it was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961 (Volume 1) and 1970 (Volume 2). Widely credited with bringing French cuisine into the American home, it has since become a standard in the culinary world. Originally, a third volume was planned but Child lost interest in the project as her television career took off and...
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The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan
The Feminine Mystique, published 19 February 1963, is a book written by Betty Friedan which brought to light the lack of fulfillment in many women's lives, which was generally kept hidden.
Original Fire
by Louise Erdrich
In this important new collection, her first in fourteen years, award-winning author Louise Erdrich has selected poems from her two previous books of poetry, Jacklight and Baptism of Desire, and has added nineteen new poems to compose Original Fire.
The Lonely Doll
by Dare Wright
The Lonely Doll is the first children's book in a series by photographer and author Dare Wright. The story is told through words and photographs. It was first published in 1957, went out of print for years, and was reissued by Houghton Mifflin in 1998. It is in its 10th hardcover printing since then. Wright, whose own life was speculated upon as being reflected in this tale of a lonely, yet mischievous doll "adopted" by two bears, wrote 10 books starring Edith and the bears.
The Death and Life Of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs was born on May 4, 1916, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Her father was a physician and her mother taught school and worked as a nurse. After high school and a year spent as a reporter on the Scranton Tribune, Jacobs went to New York, where she found a succession of jobs as a stenographer and wrote free-lance articles about the city's many working districts, which fascinated her. In 1952, after a number of writing and editing jobs ranging in subject matter from metallurgy to a geography of the...
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Women Writers Books & Ephemera
Gathering the Tribes
by Forche, Carolyn
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1976. Forward by Stanley Kunitz. Volume 71 of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Prior owner name along fore edge of front paste down, completely hidden by front flap. 1/8" chip at head of spine. Her scarce 1st book of poetry.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€212.67
Civil Rights and the Negro; A List of References Relating to Present Day Discussions
by Guzman, Jessie P
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama: The Department of Records and Research, Tuskegee Institute, 1950. Records and Research Pamphlet No.2, May 1950. Stamp of the Ball State Teachers College Library on the front wrapper and the title page, Faint erasure top edge front wrapper, Else Fine. 28 pages, printed on rectos only. A scarce and important reference work of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Large 8vo.
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€472.60
Song to My Sister
by Friman, Alice
Indianapolis, IN: Writer's Center Press, 1979. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page - "Feb. 17, 1980 To Julie - Truly wonderful people are named Julie & come from the Bronx. Alice Friman". Fine but for stray ink mark rear cover. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€47.26
In Lincoln's Chair
by Tarbell, Ida M
New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1920. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"Inscribed for Mrs. Paul L. Ryan by Ida M. Tarbell July 04 - 1921". Near Fine, no jacket, light rubbing to cloth at spine ends and corners, rear end page slight toning. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Small 8vo. Presentation Copy.
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€189.04
Wheel of Paper
by Miller, Mary Owings
Baltimore, Maryland: Contemporary Poetry, 1944. Contemporary Poetry Library Series #3, printed at The Prairie Press by Carroll Coleman. Fine in a very Near Fine dust wrapper, spine just a touch darkened. . Limited First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€70.89
Collected Poems
by Nicholl, Louise Townsend
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1953. Limited and Autographed First Edition, one of 746 unnumbered copies SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Fine in a Near Fine dust wrapper, 1" tear top edge front flap fold. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited, Signed First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€61.44
The Old Régime; Court, Salons, and Theatres. In Two Volumes
by Catherine Charlotte, Lady Jackson
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1880. Two volumes finely bound in contemporary half polished calf over marbled boards, the backs ornately gilt with two morocco labels, edges and end papers marbled, the armorial bookplates of Harry C. Jenkins to paste downs. Near Fine, small chips to labels, light wear at edges of boards. Each volume with three portrait illustrations. . First Edition. Half Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€189.04
Nassau Senior and Classical Economics
by Bowley, Marion
London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1937. Very Good Plus, edges of page block foxed, from the library of E.R. Wicker, Professor Emeritus in Economics at the Indiana University School of Business, with his ownership signature front endpage, and his informed pencilled notes and underlining. In a Very Good dustjacket, small chip bottom edge front panel, spine faded, small chips at head of spine. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€94.52
Caterina Sforza Vols. I and II
by Pasolini, Pier Desiderio
Roma: Ermanno Loescher E. C., 1893. Volumes I and II only of this three volume set. Finely bound in contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, the intricately tooled in gilt and with red and yellow morocco labels with gilt lettering, marbled end papers, top edges dyed red. Both volumes with numerous illustrations and fold-outs,. Very Good Plus, marbling a bit rubbed, , light soiling to boards. Text in Italian. Heavy volumes that will require additional charges for priority and international shipping....
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€189.04
Memoirs of Madame Du Barri
by By the Translator of "Vidocq' (H. T. Riley)
London: H. S. Nichols, 1896. One of an unnumbered limited edition of 500 copies. Four volumes in publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering, rules and fleur-de-lys decorations, black end papers. Near Fine, small rubs at tips, scattered light toning at end papers. Translated from the French. Jeanne Bécu Du Barry (1743-1793) was the Louis XV of France. She was a victim of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution, executed 8 December 1793. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping...
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€283.56
Ariel
by Plath, Sylvia; Introduction by Robert Lowell
New York: Harper & Row, 1966. Near Fine, very faint small spots of toning at end pages, in a Near Fine dust jacket, small chip at head of spine and small triangular closed tear top edge at spine fold, small ink inventory number by prior owner top of front flap above printed price. First Edition stated at copyright page. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€330.82
Winter Trees
by Plath, Sylvia
New York: Harper & Row, 1972. First Printing. with complete number row 1-10 at bottom rear end page. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, tiny top corner crease rear flap..The book feels unread, a truly lovely and gift quality copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€189.04
The Night Traveler
by Oliver, Mary
Cleveland: Bits Press, 1978. The much beloved Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning poet's SCARCE third book. Near Fine, sun fading along spine and top edges, tiny bump top edge front wrapper. Internally clean, bright, and unmarked. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€1,299.65
The Condemnation of Little B
by Brown, Elaine
Boston: Beacon Press, 2002. First Printing, with complete nember line. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED on front endpage by the author, Elaine Brown. Ms. Brown became chairman of the Black Panther Party in 1974, and was the first woman to head a paramilitary organization in the United States. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket that is lightly rubbed at the tips. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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€141.78
Henry III, King of France and Poland: His Court and Times. From Numerous Unpublished Sources, including MS. Documents in the Bibliotheque Impe´riale, and the Archives of France and Italy, Etc. In Three Volumes
by Freer, Martha Walker
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1888. Three volumes finely bound in contemporary chocolate crushed morocco, gilt lettering and tops, marbled end papers, wide gilt inner dentelles. Near Fine, slight rubbing to morocco at edges, interior quite clean and bright. The American edition quite SCARCE. A heavy set, additional postage will be requested for priority and international orders. Please inquire before ordering. . First American Edition. Crushed Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over...
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€401.71
Active Indiana Artists 1940
by Lauter, Flora
Spencer, IN: Samul R. Guard & Co., Inc, 1941. SCARCE and invaluable resource for the collector of Indiana artists. Fine, nice prior owner bookplate front pastedown. 181 pages with 2 pages of advertising. Illustrated profusely.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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€189.04
The Idler in France. In Two Volumes
by Blessington, Marguerite ( Gardiner), Countess of
London: Henry Colburn, 1841. SCARCE. Early travelogue written by female author and journalist. Two volumes in full contemporary polished calf, the backs with gilt lettering on two black morocco labels, end papers and edges marbled. Very Good, boards lightly soiled, end papers foxed but interior pages clean and bright. Non-author gift inscription dated 1844 first white front end page Vol. I, to one Lesley Alexander on his leaving Eton, from Charles William (?). 356, 270 pp. . First Edition. Calf. Very...
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€708.90
Love Songs
by Teasdale, Sara
New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1918. Second Printing, November 1917 stated copyright page, dated 1918 title page. Very Good Plus, in the original gilt decorated and gilt lettered blue cloth, cloth a bit soiled, small prior owner inscription front end pages. Rather SCARCE in collectible condition. Love Songs won the first Columbia Poetry Prize in 1918, a prize that would later be renamed the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. . 2nd Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾"...
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€189.04
Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest; with Anecdotes of Their Courts Now First Published from Official Records and Other Authentic Documents, Private as Well as Public; 12 Volumes, Complete
by Strickland, Agnes
London: Henry Colburn, 1841. Volumes I - III Second Editions, with corrections and additions, published 1841. Vols. IV - XII First Editions, published 1842-1847. Handsomely bound in contemporary unsigned half morocco over marbled boards with matching end papers and edges, the backs ornately gilt. Near Fine, bit of scattered toning, mainly at end pages, light rubbing at edges. Prior owner name in ink 2nd title page Vol. XI. Three facsimile signatures in text, Each volume with a frontispiece portrait and...
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€614.38
Dinner Party
by North, Jessica Nelson
Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1941. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, 1/4" spot front panel, tiny tear at top edge. One of 550 signed copies on laid paper. Cheever 46. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€42.53
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[American Fine Binding] An Erring Woman's Love
by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919); Illustrated by Louise Mears and W. P. Hooper
New York: Lovell, Coryell & Company, 1892. First Edition, 1892. 157 pp., 8vo, the full page illustrations are unpaginated. In publisher's black cloth with decorations in gilt, silver, and white, featuring two angels, white moire silk end papers, all edges gilt. Near Fine, rubs at spine ends and corners.RARE in such lovely condition, the gilt and silver bright, the moire silk end papers clean and bright. A marvelous example of late 19th century American publisher's fine decorative binding....
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€567.12
Eye Level (Juniper Prize for Poetry)
by Shore, Jane
Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1977. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page - "To wonderful Susan, Love, Jane Feb. 1, 1983". Near Fine, small spot mostly visible inside front cover, a few pages top corner small crease. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€42.53
Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution ; posthumous work of the Baroness de Baronne de Stael, edited by the Duke de Broglie and the Baron de Stael. In Three Volumes
by Stae¨l, Madame de; Achille-Le´on-Victor Broglie, duc de; August Louis de Stae¨l-Holstein, Baron
London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1821. SCARCE complete three volume set in either the 1818 first edition or this Second Edition. Madame Germaine de Stael's most important work, the last part of which was completed and edited by her son-in-law and son. Three volumes bound in contemporary quarter green morocco over marbled boards, gilt backs, marbled end papers and edges. Very Good, backs sunned, lettering at spine faded, light wear at corners, moderate age toning. prior owner name in ink, front...
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€756.16
Brethren Dress: A Testimony to Faith (Monograph Series)
by Rupel, Esther Fern
Philadelphia: Brethren Encyclopedia, Inc., 1994. SCARCE. Fine. No Jacket, As Issued (?).. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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€141.78
The Dome: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine and Review of Literature, Music, Architecture and the Graphic Arts; Vol. III, No. 7, April 1899
London: Unicorn Press, 1899. Paperback. Covers are grubby. Leading corners and edges are torn, chipped and creased. Bookseller's stamp on rear cover. Torn and tanned spine has chipped ends. Leading edge of front cover and spine have been repaired with tape. Page edges are roughly cut. Several early pages beginning to detach from binding, with one inch-long tears at spine foot. Pages are lightly tanned. Edges of some pages are nicked. Lower leading corners of several early pages are lightly creased....
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€18.15
