Women Writers from Classic Books and Ephemera

Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/good +. xi, [3], 235 p.; 21 cm. Green cloth with gilt spine title; blind-stamped author's initial on front cover. Dust jacket with author's portrait on back section. Stated First Edition. Reflections by American author Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897-1973) on her career as a biographer. Book is in Near Fine… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Hardcover. Near Fine/fine. Second printing, Feb. 2001. [6], 147, [5] pages; 23 cm. Maroon and red cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Book is in Near Fine Condition: red remainder dot on upper page edges; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Fine Condition: clean and bright.

New York: Minotaur Books, 2023. Hardcover. Very Good +/near fine. [12], 383 p.: map; 24 cm. Pale purple cover with blue spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. A Detective Matthew Venn novel. Book is in Very Good+ Condition: cover is lightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: ends of spine slightly rubbed; clean… Read more about this item

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. xii, 79 p.; 24 cm. Black and white cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Book is in Near Fine Condition: slightly cocked; clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: lightly rubbed; clean and bright.

London / New York: John Lane, 1899. Hardcover. Good +. [8], 264 p., tissue-guarded frontispiece and 6 tissue-guarded leaves of plates; 30 cm. Leather binding copying a binding produced about 1775 by Derome le jenue. Gilt decoration around an armorial center medallion. Contents include: A Miniature Moloch by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler -- A Garden and a Farm in… Read more about this item

London / New York: John Lane, 1899. Hardcover. Good. [6], 255, [1] p., tissue-guarded frontispiece and 6 tissue-guarded leaves of plates; 30 cm. Leather binding (originally dark green) copying a binding produced about 1604 for Thevet's Vies des Hommes Illustrés for James I. Gilt decoration around a Royal armorial center medallion. A few unopened pages. Small piece of… Read more about this item

London / New York: John Lane, 1899. Hardcover. Good. [8], 256 p., tissue-guarded frontispiece and 6 tissue-guarded leaves of plates; 30 cm. Leather binding copying a binding done for Charles I. Gilt decoration around a royal armorial center medallion. Some pages are unopened. First appearance of War Memories by Stephen Crane. Contents also include: Talbot of Ursula by… Read more about this item

London / New York: John Lane, 1900. Hardcover. Good. [8], 267, [4] p., tissue-guarded frontispiece and 5 tissue-guarded leaves of plates; 30 cm. Leather binding copying a 16th-century binding featuring a center medallion showing Apollo standing in a golden chariot driving two horses with a silver Pegasus on the left. Contents include: Humplebee by George Gissing -- Angling… Read more about this item

New York: M. S. Mill Co, 1942. Hardcover. Good/fair +. 251 p.; 20 cm. Grey cloth with red spine and cover titles. Top page edges red. Illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover. Former owner's stamp on front free endpaper: Elsie H. Niepling, Waterford, N.J. Front free endpaper also bears stamp of Lit Brothers. The story of Dallas Hudson,… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1941. Hardcover. Fine. [8], 85 p.; 22 cm. Light brown cloth with yellow-brown spine and cover titles. No dust jacket. In Fine Condition: clean and tight.

Baltimore: F.D. Benteen, 1840. Sheet_music. Good. [4] p.: music; 32 cm. Mrs. Price Blackwood was Irish poet Helen Selina Sheridan Blackwood, Baroness Dufferin and Clandeboye (1807-1867). Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1835 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Contains melody with keyboard accompaniment. No date of publication.… Read more about this item

Boston: Geo. P. Reed, 1841. Sheet_music. Very Good -. [8] p.: music; 32 cm. Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1825 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Contains melody with keyboard accompaniment. Title page printed in red with illustration. Lithographed by B. W. Thayer's Lithog., Boston. Lyrics are… Read more about this item

Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1847. Sheet_music. Very Good. 5, [1] p.: music; 32 cm. Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1825 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Faint inscription on first page: "Lizzie C. K. Seymour Aug. 1847." No date of publication, but probably 1847, which is consistent with… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: G. E. Blake, 1844. Sheet_music. Good. 3, [1] p.: music, illustration; 32 cm. Title includes engraving of armchair with an open book on the seat. Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1825 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Contains song with lyrics and keyboard accompaniment. Stamped at… Read more about this item

Baltimore: F.D. Benteen, 1850. [2] leaves: music; 32 cm. Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1825 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Contains song with lyrics and keyboard accompaniment. "366" at lower edges. The Hon. Mrs. Norton was Caroline Sheridan Norton (1808-1877), an English social reformer, author, and composer.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: E. Ferrett & Co, 1846. Sheet_music. Good. [4] p.: music; 32 cm. Wrapper title. Front wrapper printed in red and blue. Imprint includes: New York: E. Ferrett & Co.; Boston: S. Colman, 30 Cornhill. The Hon. Mrs. Norton was Caroline Sheridan Norton (1808-1877), an English social reformer, author, and composer. Removed from a volume of sheet music… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: A. Fiot, 1840. Sheet_music. Good. [4] p.: music; 32 cm. Caption title. Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1825 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Contains melody with keyboard accompaniment. Partial stamp of music seller George Willig at lower edge of first page. A setting by American… Read more about this item

Baltimore: George Willig Jr., 1846. Sheet_music. Very Good -. 5, [1] p.: music; 32 cm. Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1825 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Contains melody with keyboard accompaniment. Former owners'names on title page: "Eb. R. Seymour" and "E. W. Bayly." Scarce. In Very… Read more about this item

New York: C. E. Horn, 1840. Sheet_music. Good. [8] p.: music; 32 cm. Engraved by G. W. Ackerman. Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1825 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Contains melody with keyboard accompaniment. The composer, Joseph Philip Knight (1812-1887), was an English clergyman and composer… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow, 2020. Hardcover. Fine/fine. [8], 405, [3] p.; 24 cm. Orange and black cover with black spine title. Orange endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright.