Boston & London: George H. Ellis, 1898. Hardcover. 8vo (9 in, 22.9 cm). xvi, 517 pp.; frontis. port. Sole edition: Pioneering doctor and social reform activist, Isabel Chapin Barrows (1845-1913) was the first American woman stenographer for congressional committees. Prison reform activist, Barrows replaced her husband at the International Prison..... 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: 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. Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)..... More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1952. Hardcover. 8vo (7.4 in, 18.8 cm). 285 pp. B. M. Mooyaart-Doubleday (translator); Eleanor Roosevelt (introduction). First English language edition: First edition stated on copyright page and $3.00 on jacket flap. Anneliese Frank's diary documents her life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland beginning..... More

New Orleans: 1865. Printed broadside (14 in, 35.6 cm). Albert J. Banfard was appointed Sutler of the 81st Regiment of U.S. Colored Infantry Volunteers of the Union Army from Louisiana.More than 186,000 black people served in the army during the Civil War; 38,000 of them died in service. One civilian..... More

Boston, Philadelphia, et al. B. B. Russell, 1877. Hardcover. 8vo (8.1 in, 20.6 cm). [1-4] 5-648 pp.; frontis port., plates. Stereotyped and printed by Rand, Avery, and Company. Index. Republished as Daughters of America in 1882.First edition: Phebe Ann Hanaford (1829-1921) supported social reform and women's rights. Hanaford was the..... 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

1913. Broadside (14.1 in, 35.9 cm). Order Brith Abraham, open to men and women, was a fraternal organization founded in 1865, as sealed on document. The main objectives were to aid members in need, to offer medical aid, to bury deceased members, to support families of deceased members, and to..... More

Leiden [Netherlands] and Paris: Jean Elsevier and Charles Angot, 1660. Vellum. 12mo (5.4 in, 13.7 cm). [70], 1-452, [24] pp.: frontis., ill. (engravings). French. Jean Elsevier is a printer noted for well-conceived and beautifully illustrated productions such as this. "Their small editions in 12mo, 16mo and 24mo, for elegance of..... More

Franeker, Netherlands: Wibius Bleck, 1719. Vellum. 8vo (6.1 in, 15.5 cm). [2] [xxxii], 344 [2] pp. C. & p. Latin. First edition: Title, "About the temple and library of Palatine Apollo. Single book on two dissertations on a related theme. One: About the Apollo and its rare titles. The second..... More

London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1873. Hardcover. 8vo (8.7 in, 22 cm). vi, 313 [314] [2 pp. author's works]. Saville, Edwards and Co., printers. First edition: John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was prodigiously well-educated, developed a keen, analytic mind, and authored works of historic importance. After a breakdown, Mill believed..... 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

Portland, ME: Steven Berry for self-published, 1877. Wraps. Printed pamphlet. 12mo (7.3 in, 18.5 cm). 9 [blank] p. "Portland Dispensary. City Hall, Portland. Incorporated in 1854. Since the year 1854, 10,900 patients have been treated." - Medical Register for New England v.1, 1877. Three sections: 1) Officers elected on April..... More