Ellen Saito, bookseller
London: Henry Colburn, 1845. 1/2 roan. 3 vols. Sm 8vo (7.7 in, 19.5 cm). Vol. I: [vii] viii, [1] 2-315 [1]. Vol. II: [iv], [1] 2-324 Vol. III: [ii], [1] 2-326. Vol. III has no half-title as issued. C. & p. Third edition: same year as first edition. Benjamin Disraeli..... 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
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
(Geneva): Huldrichi Fuggeri for Henri Estienne, 1560. Vellum. Two volumes in one. 32mo (5.0 in, 12.7 cm). [2] 3-576; [2] 3-432 pp. a-z aa-nn^8; A-Z, AA-DD^8. Greek and Latin on opposite pages. Vol. I: "Pindar. Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia. Eight of the rest of the lyric verse Alcaeus, Sappho, Stesichorus..... More
N.p. N.p., N.d. 1/2 Leather. Sm 4to (9.3 in, 23.5 cm). 51 hand-paginated [52-89] [2 blanks] [90-128] [4 blanks] [129-139] [1 blank] [140-145] [1 blank] pp. Commonplace Book: "Personal notebook [often manuscript] in which the owner copied passages of interest from the writings and speeches of others, or in which..... More
N.p. N.p., N.d. Vellum. Sm 4to (9.2 in, 23.4 cm). Unpaginated; 77 [279 blanks] pp. Commonplace Book: "Personal notebook [often manuscript] in which the owner copied passages of interest from the writings and speeches of others, or in which he wrote his own compositions." - Glaister 107. "Notes 1852" written..... More
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers, 1848. Pamphlet. 8vo (9.4 x 6 in, 23.9 x 15.2 cm). 71 [blank] pp. First edition: John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was the son of second President John Adams and Abigail Adams. He was ambassador for President George Washington and President James Madison. He was..... 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
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1929. Softcover. 12mo (7.2 in, 18.2 cm). [2], 3-35 (blank) pp. Printed in Great Britain by the Co-operative Wholesale Society, Ltd. Sole edition: A-W indicates January 1922. A pioneer of adult education, Albert Mansbridge (1876-1952) founded the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) in 1903. Self and Society..... More
London: Hutchinson, 1961. Hardcover. 12mo (7.4 in, 18.8 cm). [6] 7-207 [208] pp. Jacket design by Peter Edwards. First edition stated: "Onuora Nzekwu is the assistant editor of the Nigerian Magazine. He was born in Kafanchan, Nigeria, in 1928. Before he joined the Nigeria Magazine he was a teacher. Wand..... More
New York: The Hunt Publishing Co., 1922. Hardcover. 12mo (7 in, 17.8 cm). [15] 16-111 [blank]; frontis. port. Translation by John Crosby Gordon from original Spanish [manuscript]. Sole edition: "Divided into seventeen short thematic chapters, The Color Question in the Two Americas surveyed the sociopolitical condition of Afro-Cubans and African-Americans..... More
New York: Viking, 1964. Hardcover. 8vo (8.5 in, 21.6 cm). [viii], 180 pp. First edition: "Historically, it had been a significant achievement. But what had it been like for the Student Heroes?" - front flap. "Calvin Trillin is a staff writer for The New Yorker... Mr. Trillin spent a year..... More
Providence, RI: Office of the Investigator, 1828. Hardcover. 12mo (7.3 in, 18.5 cm). [blank] vi, 7-132 [blank] pp. J.B. Yerrington, Printer. Preface by Z. Tobey. First edition: Abel Thornton (1799-1827) was an itinerant preacher of Christianity in New England as a member of the Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting. After his..... 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
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1926. Hardcover. Small 8vo (7.4 in, 18.8 cm). [2 blanks] [1-10] 11-40 [41-42] [4 blanks] pp.; illus. The Westminster Press. First edition: Dorothy Violet Wellesley, duchess of Wellington (1889-1956), although privately educated, did not attend a university; she travelled widely in Egypt, India, Russia, and Persia..... More
Philadelphia: Whitmore Publishing, 1970. Hardcover. 8vo (8.3 in, 21.1 cm). xv [1 blank], 1-334 [2 blanks] pp. First edition: Signed by author Boyd Ellsworth Payton (1908-1084), vice president of the Textile Workers Union, on front free endpaper in 1970. Scapegoat tells the complete story of the ugly labor strike, of..... More
New York: George Routledge, 1885. Hardcover. 13 volumes. 12mo (4.8 in, 12.2 cm). circa 1885. 4919 pp. 11 in, 27.9 cm shelf length. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was a poet and playwright, though his date of birth, spelling of his name, and countenance are not known. There is ample evidence 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
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
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: Leonard Smithers, 1898. Hardcover. 8vo (8.8 in, 22.4 cm). viii, 1-31 on every recto [3 blanks] pp. C. & p. For the first edition, 800 copies were printed on handmade paper and 30 copies on Japanese vellum. Of these, 800 handmade paper copies plus 20 Japanese vellum copies sold..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. Hardcover. 8vo (8.1 in, 20.6 cm). [2] xvi, 471 [1] [8 ads] [2] pp. First edition: William Addison Phillips (1824-1893) "became conspicuous as a radical anti-slavery journalist and politician." In Labor, Land and Law, Phillips "presented a program including: a graduated land tax for..... More
London: Hogarth Press, 1955. Hardcover. 12mo (7.8 in, 19.8 cm). 159 [1] pp. First edition: Sir Laurens Van der Post (1906-1996) was a prolific African writer outspoken against apartheid. "In The Dark Eye he explores the tension between the white and black people in Africa in a dimension we truly..... 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
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