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Boston: The Cornhill Company, 1920. Sm 8vo (7.5 in, 19 cm). vi, 96 pp. First edition: Angelina W. Grimke (1880-1958) was an African American and lesbian poet, playwright, and the first African American woman to write a play and to present it on-stage. The play, Rachel, was produced by the Drama..... More
Cooperstown, [NY]: H. E. Phinney, 1838. 12mo (7.2 in, 18.3 cm). [3] 4-192 pp. Sole edition: Successful and prolific author, James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) wrote The Last of the Mohicans and this incisive analysis of democracy. "[Liberty's] real friends ought to know that the most insidious attacks are made on it..... More
Hartford, CT: American Publishing Co., 1876. Sm 8vo (7.6 in, 19.3 cm). vi, 7-168 pp.; frontis., 5 port., 8pl. First edition inscribed presentation copy: Winema Riddle (1848-1920), who married outside of her Nation, lead dangerous mediations between her Modoc people and the US government to avoid war and was awarded..... More
New York: Random House, 1952. 8vo (8.5 in, 21.5 cm). vii [blank], 439 [blank] pp. First edition, first printing stated: Ralph Ellison's (1914-1994) powerful and iconic first novel, winner of the National Book Award of 1952, is translated into many languages. The narrative begins, "I am an invisible man. No, I...... More
New York: Neale Publishing Company, 1915. 8vo (8.1 in, 20.7 cm). [5] 6-232 pp.; 18 pl. Introduction by Booker T. Washington. First edition: William Henry Holtzclaw (1870?-1943) described his excruciating hunger and his principled upbringing as a child in Alabama. Holtzclaw applied without an address to "Booker T. Washington," received an..... More
New York & Toronto: Random House, 1961. 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 criticizes..... More
Philadelphia: A. M. E. Book Concern, 1919. Sm 8vo (7.9 in, 20.1 cm). vi, 7-375 [blank] pp. First edition: Levi Jenkins Coppin (1848-1924) was a freeman whose autobiography spanned from his birth in the antebellum South to his late adulthood just five years before he passed. Coppin gave a firsthand account..... More
London: Henry Colburn, 1826. 2 vols. Sm 4to. (9.3 in, 23.5 cm). [i-iii] iv-viii, [1] 2-430; [i-iii] iv-vii [blank], [1] 2-406 pp.; frontis. port. Printed in London by S. and B. Bentley. First edition: Elizabeth Craven, Baroness Craven, later Elizabeth Margravine of Brandenburg-Anspach and Bayreuth (1750-1828) was an author of..... More
New York: For Sale by Ross & Tousey, 1861. 8vo (8.1 in, 22.6 cm). 198 pp.; front. port. Sole edition: Gerrit Smith (1797-1874) was a leading abolitionist and philanthropist. Smith generously donated to religious charities, promoted international peace, prison reform, land reform, and concurred with his wife and daughter who..... More
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1924. 8vo (9.6 in, 24.3 cm). [5] 6-210 pp.; ill., 2 pl. Table of contents at end. French. First edition: Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. She became the first female professor at the Sorbonne..... More
London: Schulze and Co. for Colburn and Co., 1852. 3 vols. 8vo (8.9 in, 22.6 cm). xviii, 443 [blank] pp; front. port, 2 pls. xx, 466 front. port., 1 pl. xxii, 578; front. port, 6 pls. First edition was a three-decker: Julia S. H. Pardoe (1804-1862), who published a book..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1918. Sm 8vo (7.7 in, 9.5 cm). xx, [1 leaf], 219 [blank] [1 leaf] [3 ads] [blank] pp.; notes, subject index, and author index. First edition: Mary Whiton Calkins (1863-1930) was highly recommended for a Ph.D. by the Harvard philosophy department; however, Harvard refused to give..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. Sm 8vo (7.6 in, 19.5 cm). viii, 9-109 [blank] pp. Introduction by good friend Carl Van Vechten. First edition: Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was a multitalented and prodigious writer, who infused traditional poetry with the rhythms of blues and jazz as in the title poem of..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank, 1774. 8vo (8 in, 20.4 cm). [iii] iv-xiv, [2] 436 pp. C. & p. First edition association copy: John Woolman (1720-1772) was a Quaker leader and pioneering abolitionist who advocated emancipation to Quaker enslavers. Woolman believed life's purpose was to spread benevolence, and thus, to alleviate..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1935. 8vo (8.2 in, 20.3 cm). [4] 5-255 [blank] pp.; front. Appendix. First edition stated, first issue with "Abacadabra" (p.11, li.11), first state jacket with $2.50: Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001) was an American author, aviator, and celebrity. Despite the danger of open cockpits, Lindbergh earned..... More
New York et al. For Sale by American News Company et al. 1869. 8vo (9.1 in, 23.2 cm). [2] 3-132 pp. Appendix. Sole edition: Gerrit Smith (1797-1874) was a leading abolitionist and philanthropist. Smith generously donated to religious charities, promoted international peace, prison reform, land reform, and concurred with his wife..... More
London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1873. 8vo (8.7 in, 22 cm). vi, 313 [314] [2 pp. author's works]. Saville, Edwards and Co., printers. First issue without errata slip: John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was prodigiously well-educated, developed a keen, analytic mind, and authored works of historic importance. After a breakdown..... More
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New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor for the Society, 1888. Sm 4to (9.3 in, 23.5 cm). [vi] vii-viii, 456 pp. Vol. IV. Index. Sole edition: This annual history text dedicates a chapter of forty pages to "The Captives of the Amistad" by Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin. The astonishing story of..... More
London: Richard Barrett for Charles Gilpin, 1846. 8vo (8.8 in, 22.2 cm). [iii] iv [v] vi-viii, [1] 2-493 [blank] pp. Edited by her husband Samuel Fox. First edition and inscribed by the editor. Maria Fox (1793-1844) dedicates twenty chronological chapters to her childhood, her travels in Europe, extensive travels in..... More
London: Ballantyne Press for Wm. Ibister, 1889. 2 vols. 8vo (9.3 in, 23.6 cm). [v] vi-xvii [xviiii] [blank], [1] 2-326; [v] vi-xii, [1] 2-370; front. ports.; ill. Index. Edited by Howitt's daughter Margaret Howitt. First edition: Mary Howitt (1799-1888) was a writer, poet, translator, and editor of over one hundred..... More
New York: 1835. Vol.1, no.12. Pamphlet (6 7/8 in, 17.5 cm). 9 leaves; [1], 134-144 [i-iv] pp. Printed by R.G. Williams. First edition stated. Inspired by abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, The American Anti-Slavery Society was established in 1833 in recognition of the exploitation of black people. The society was committed..... More
Bristol and London: J. W. Arrowsmith and Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Company, 1898. 12mo (7.4 in, 18.8 cm). [i-vii] viii, 9-412 [4 ad] pp. First edition presentation copy: Richard Le Gallienne (1866-1947) was a distinguished scholar, book collector, poet, and essayist. An intimate friend of Oscar Wilde, he and..... More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1899. 8vo (8.9 in, 22.7 cm). [v] vi-xi [xii-xiii] xiv [xv] [blank], [3] 4-451 [blank] pp.; 2 port. pl. Edited by Mrs. Harry Coghill. Concludes with "List of Mrs. Oliphant's published works" and "Mrs. Oliphant's contributions to 'Blackwood's magazine.'" First edition: Mrs. Margaret..... More
Amsterdam: Printed by Heinricum Wetstenium, 1684. 4to (8.1", 20.6 cm). [28], 598 40 [20] pp. Latin. Francesco Guicciardini (editor). First edition: The preeminent Swiss theologian of his time, Heidegger (1633-1698) was a professor of Hebrew, philosophy, dogmatics and ecclesiastical history, moral philosophy, and theology. This is a chief example of..... More
London: Printed by J. Davis for the author, 1787. 8vo (9", 22.9 cm). [2], x, 262 pp., folded plate: map. Printed by J. Davis for the author, and sold by Payne and Son, at the Mewse Gate; Cadel, in the Strand; Sewel, in Cornhill; and Flexney, in Holborn. First edition..... More