Boston: 1791-1792. Two volumes in one. 137; [4],138pp. Original calf boards, rebacked with original gilt spine label laid down. Corners worn, light scuffing to boards, spine ends chipping. 18th-century American bookplate on front pastedown. Light tanning; scattered, occasionally heavy foxing. The scarce, first American editions of letters regarding experiences in..... More

[Los Angeles: 1928]. 66pp. Original blue wrappers, printed in gold, stapled. Minor soiling and wear. Internally clean. With membership ticket laid in. Annual handbook for the Woman's City Club of Long Beach, whose aims were "the social, civic and economic welfare of our city." The present work includes a list..... More

Detroit: Bolar Printing & Publishing Co., 1963. [3]-42pp. Quarto. Red and white printed wrappers, stapled. Wraps a bit rubbed and creased; light soiling to rear wrapper and scattered internally. A program for a fashion show held on October 13th, 1963, at Detroit's Latin Quarter, a theater and night club on..... More

[Houston: 1912]. 149 original photographs, measuring 1.5 x 1.5 to 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Oblong octavo. Original leatherette album, photos mounted directly on thick black paper stock, most captioned in pencil on mounts. Light soiling and wear to covers. Blind embossed private library stamp at lower edge of first leaf..... More

[Council Bluffs, Ia. 1908]. 161,[3]pp. Original printed cloth wrappers. Some wear, scuffing, and creasing to wraps. Light tanning and scattered minor soiling internally. Scarce, early 20th-century community cook book published by the Ladies Aid Society of the Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. “Four hundred recipes, embracing the..... More

Brooklyn: Published by the Author, 1896. 47,[4]pp. Original red wrappers, printed in gilt. Spine rather worn. Light tanning and dust soiling internally. Unrecorded edition of this work on self-healing by Eleanor Kirk, the pen name of writer and women's rights advocate Eleanor Maria Esterbrook Ames (1831-1908). She was a regular..... More

Columbus: 1914. 33pp. Original green printed wrappers, stapled. Light wear and soiling, heavier to spine. Internally clean. A report prepared following the enactment of an Ohio constitutional amendment requiring the state to set a minimum wage. This report summarizes responses to a state-wide survey about women's wages in department stores..... More

[Various places in North Dakota]: March - October, 1890. Nine letters totaling 40pp. Octavo and quarto sheets. Old folds, light wear and soiling, one letter with moderate wear and some slight loss. A series of letters written by soldier Frank Ufer to Miss Maud Hurd of Alton, New Hampshire, while..... More