Ellen Saito, bookseller
New York & Toronto: Random House, 1961. Hardcover. 8vo (9.1 in, 23.2 cm). [x], 458 [2] pp. C. & p. First edition: First printing stated. Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an American-born Canadian community activist noted for her incisive observations of urban planning and design. In her landmark book, Jacobs passionately..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1938. Hardcover. Small 4to (9.4 in, 23.9 cm). [2], [4] 5-504 [2] pp.; frontis. Index. Tribute by Pearl Buck on jacket lower panel. First edition: Teacher, social worker, and nurse, Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) witnessed frequent pregnancies and botched abortions. Sanger founded the paper, The..... More
London: William Clowes and Sons for Henry Colburn, 1840. 1/2 Leather. 3 vols. Small 8vo (7.8 in, 19.7 cm). [i-iii] iv [v-vi], [1] 2-308 pp; frontis, illus, pl(s). [i-iii] iv; [1] 2-338 pp; frontis, illus, pl(s). [i-iii] iv, [1] 2-333 [blank] pp; frontis, illus, pl(s). Published in December 1839. First..... More
London: Spottiswoode for Smith, Elder and Co., 1877. Hardcover. 3 vols. 8vo (19.7 cm, 7.8"). [v] vii [viii], [1] 441, [1 blank] pp.; frontis. (port.), ill; p. 235 as 225. [v] viii, [1] 510 pp.; frontis. (port.), ill. [iv], [1] 395 [1 blank] pp. Third edition stated: Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)..... More
Boston: Printed by George B. Wilcox, 1894. Softcover. 12mo (7.1 in, 18 cm). [ii], [1-4] 5-33 [blank] pp. Colophon: "This book was printed by George B. Wilcox, 299 Washington Street, Boston, in the year 1894." Sole edition: Emma Endicott Marean (1854-1936) dedicated her book of poetry to her daughter Edith..... More
New York: Anderson & Ramsay for James Miller, 1867. Hardcover. 3 volumes. 16mo (6.9 in, 17.5 cm. [2] xxiv, 17-458 [2] pp.; frontis. An early admirer of Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1801-61) authored works to challenge the female stereotype. "Political and didactic, these works emphasized the right of a...... More
New York: The Century Co., 1910. Hardcover. 8vo (8.5 in, 21.6 cm). [vi], 1-80 pp.; port., illus. Printed at the De Vinne Press. Book designed by Robert Wier Crouch. First edition: Blind, deaf, and mute, Helen Keller (1888-1968) was six when Anne Sullivan began to instruct her. Sullivan taught her..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. Hardcover. 8vo (7.5 in, 19.1 cm). [i-viii], [1] 2-406 [4] pp; frontis. Riverside Press. First edition: Prominent author, philanthropist, suffragist, abolitionist, and reformer, Annie Adams Fields (1834-1915) opened many charities including coffeehouses serving inexpensive, nutritious meals and a safe, affordable residence for unmarried..... More
Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1883. Cloth. 16mo (6.9 in, 17.6 cm). [4] 5-160 pp. Donahue & Henneberry, printers and binders, Chicago. First edition: specified publisher. Well-read, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919) wrote her first novel at nine, published an essay at fifteen, and made a substantial living as a writer by..... More
New York: J. B. Ford, 1869. Hardcover. 8vo (8 in, 20.3 cm). [6] xii,13-500 [12 adv.] pp.; illus. Second printing: Catharine E. Beecher (1800-1878) was the eldest of nine siblings including Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), the famous abolitionist who authored Uncle Tom's Cabin. American educator, women's rights activist, and author..... More
[Tokyo]: N.p., [1919]. Hardcover. 8vo (19 cm, 7.5"). [4], 28 pp., ill. English. Madame Hirooka (1865-1919) was a noted businessperson, educator, and social activist. She saved the family coal business from bankruptcy and used the profits to open businesses including a bank and an insurance company. Hirooka was one of..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932. Hardcover. 8vo (7.6 in, 19.2 cm). xxii, 300 [1 advert.] [1]; tables, fold. maps. Introduction by Ernest W. Burgess. The University of Chicago Sociological Series. First edition: No date on title page and publication date on copyright page. This Depression-era study of the notorious..... More
New York: Grossman, 1966. Hardcover. 8vo (8.8 in, 22.4 cm). [vi], 185 [1]; illus. First edition signed: Deming's first published book. Lesbian activist, Barbara Deming (1917-1984) practiced feminist nonviolence to support human and civil rights. As an author, Deming had a devoted following. "This is the very personal account of..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1929. Hardcover. 8vo (7.6 in, 19.2 cm). xi, [xii blank], 267, [268 blank] pp. The University of Chicago Sociological Series. Index. First edition: No date on title-page and publication date on copyright page. American teacher turned sociologist, Frances R. Donovan (1880-1965) published The Woman who..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1940. Hardcover. Small 8vo (7.8 in, 19.8 cm). [i-vi] vii-xxiii [blank], 1-313 [3 blanks] pp. University of Chicago Sociological Series. First edition: No date on title page and publication date on copyright page. Helen MacGill Hughes (1903-1992), was a member of the prominent Chicago School of..... More
New York: James Miller, 1870. Full calf. 2 volumes in 1. 12mo (7.4 in, 18.8 cm). [2] [ii], [1-4] 5-139 [1]; [3-433 [1] [2] pp.; frontis, ports. N.d.; ©1870; circa 1870. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1801-61) authored works to challenge the female stereotype. "Political and didactic, these works emphasized the right..... More
London: Hatchard & Son, 1853. 8vo. 12 pp. NSTC 2B32948. Removed from a nonce volume. Spine rebacked with tissue. A little shallow chipping, not touching impression. Lightly age-toned with some fine spotting and traces of soiling. More
Boston: Fields, Osgood, 1870. Hardcover. 12mo (7 in, 17.8 cm). [viii], 482 [4] pp. Third or later printing, year of first edition: The famed abolitionist who authored Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) sets out her purpose, "I made it in defence [sic] of a beloved, revered friend, whose..... More
Boston: Munroe & Francis, 1811. 12mo (8.2"). 47, [1 (blank)] pp. Sabin 28818 (note). Removed from a nonce volume, now in a Mylar folder. One signature loosening. Early ink writing (cropped out) in the top corner of title-page. A couple of faint stains and a very short tear to fore-edge..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1936. Hardcover. 8vo (7.8", 19.7 cm). 223 pp.; plates, ports. First edition: no date on title-page with date of publication on copyright page. Memoir/Autobiography. Graduate of M.I.T., instructor at Wellsley, professor and administrator at the University of Chicago, author, and co-founder of the American Association..... More