Women's Studies from R & A Petrilla

Washington DC: United States Postal Service, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 18pp; illustrated throughout in color. Bound in white, stiff wrappers, 8.5" x 7.25" Shows 63 different US postage stamps featuring women, with biographical sketches. [OCLC cites only the USPS Library holding of this title.].

1919. Original photograph. Very Good. Contains head-and-shoulders portraits of eight young women in white nursing caps and uniforms, arranged within a shield labeled "Great Falls Columbus Hospital, 1919" with a white cross at the bottom. Image size is 10" x 8". Mounted in the original mat, with the names of the eight women written boldly in… Read more

New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. pp: 304; 271. Bound in 3/4 calf and marbled boards, leather labels; spines are sun-darkened, with a small chip from one head. 7.5" x 4.25". Provenance: old, engraved bookplate in each volume of Charleston native Rawlins Lowndes (1801-1877), with… Read more

[Philadelphia, PA]: s.n., 1860. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. (4)pp, printed on cream stock. Decorative border on cover. Elegy, four 8-line stanzas, beginning: "We're standing 'round thee now, Annie, Where many a time we've met, When welcomed by that kindly voice, We shall not soon forget...." 7.5" x 5". Old… Read more

Detroit, Michigan: Ford Motor Company, 1924. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. (12)pp; 8 large illustrations from photographs. Bound in color-pictorial wrappers, the cover showing a Cinderella-like woman emerging from a coach with attendants. Near fine condition. In the original envelope with slight corner wear. 11" x 8.5" The text is slanted toward the… Read more

Trenton [New Jersey]: Printed by Isaac Collins, 1795. First US Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. pp: vi, 418. Bound in contemporary sheepskin, gilt-ruled spine with red leather label. 7.25" x 4.25" The author, a Quaker minister, traveled widely to spread the word in the United Kingdom and on the Continent. This book is based on… Read more

New York: Golden HInd Press, 1932. American Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 115pp; occasional illustrations. Includes the "Speech of Monsieur Freydier on Behalf of Mademoiselle Marie Lajon versus Sieur Pierre Berlhe, Prisoner of the Court." Bound in green cloth, paper spine label. Prior owner proudly stamped his name on endpapers and a foot of title-page.… Read more

s.l.: s.n., 1935. Original photograph. Very Good. Photographic portrait, 9.5" x 7.5", in a 13.25" x 10.5" mat. Printed below the portrait: "Style Paradox. Constance Cummings, Star in 20th Century Productions. Stetson Hats for Women."

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1908. First American Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Large quarto. (48)pp on heavy stock; 12 full-page portraits in color, smaller portraits and floral decorations on all other pages. Bound in green cloth, pastedown cover illustration by Harrison Fisher, gilt lettering. 11" x 10.25" Besides Harrison Fisher and Will… Read more

NY: Quadrangle Books, 1972. First Edition. Original cloth. Fine/Fine. pp: xi, 175, index. 8.5" x 5.5" The feminists include Susan Glaspell, Crystal Eastman, Neith Boyce, Henrietta Rodman, and others.

s.l.: s.n., 1890. Original documents. Fine. Included are: (1) W. Harnett - Ribbons, Laces, Silks, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, Corsets, Buttons, &c. - Jersey City; (2) J.B. Love - Hats & Caps, Ladies' Furs... - Mt. Holly, NJ - On verso, Route of Parade...; (3) Deland & Co. - Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers - Bridgeport, Conn;… Read more

Washington DC: Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1948. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good. (36)pp; illustrated throughout from photographs. Articles include: Principles of Lenin and Stalin on Women's Equality; Leading Soviet Women; Women Who Work; Women of the East; A Soviet Woman Intellectual; Heroic Women of the… Read more

NY: Published by the author, 1910. First Edition. Morocco & Cloth. Good. 66pp; 22 plates (portraits and views), tissue overlays. Bound in 3/4 morocco and green cloth, gilt cover title; front joint separated and holding. Printed in Brooklyn at the Eagle Press. 8.25" x 5.75" The author states that this book is intended… Read more

NY: Butterick, 1886. First Edition. Printed self-wrappers. Good. 8pp; illustrated throughout from engravings of women's fashions. Unopened, large-press broadsheet. Occasional breaks and chips, but very little loss. 16.25" x 11.25" [OCLC locates only the March, 1886 issue, held by Yale U.].

Peoria, Illinois: Manual Arts Press, 1923. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 128pp w/ index; full-page and text illus from photographs. Light shelf wear to corners. 8.75" x 5.75" Chapters: The Art of Entertaining and Being Entertained; The Choice of Equipment for the Dining-room; The Rules of Table Service; Principles of… Read more

Reading, PA: Beulah Anchorage, 1908. Original document. Very Good. Palm card, 5.5" x 3.5", black ink on card stock. "Supported by Contributions. Over One Hundred Girls Cared for during Last Year....." Lists four Gospel Services, officers, fees, &c.

NY: Roaman's, 1962. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 32pp; illus throughout from photographs, some color. Includes descriptions and prices. 10.25" x 8"

Boston: Wright & Potter, State Printers, 1920. Second printing. Original Wraps. Good. 41pp. Slight wear to spine ends. 9" x 5.75" First published in 1914. Deals with various occupations of women in the laundries industry, accident hazards, analysis of the wage situation, &c. WorldCat locates six copies of this title.

Boston: Wright & Potter, State Printers, 1920. Second printing. Original Wraps. Good. 31pp. Slight wear to spine ends. 9" x 5.75" First published in 1914. The Decree established minimum wages for experienced female employees , for learners and apprentices, and for piece work. "These findings shall apply also to all minors." WorldCat… Read more

Logansport, Indiana: Logan Fabric Co, 1914. Original edition. Very Good. Box 1: "The Belt - Is made from the finest sterilized fabric and pure rubber....It is constructed without buttons, buckles, or any contrivance that would cause annoyance when worn, either under or over the corset...." Box 2: "Sanitary Apron - Supplies perfectly the universal… Read more