Recent Arrivals from Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB

Chapel Hill, NC: Whole Women Press, 1980. First Edition. Wraps. Very good.. Sue Sneddon. 8 x 6 inch (28 x 15 cm), wraps. Short stories, poems, essays and interviews around the topic disobedience. Very good condition. 140 pp. Feminary was a feminist journal published in the Durham-Chapel Hill area from 1969 until 1982. Founded by a student… Read more about this item

Print. Unknown. 16 x 21 3/4 inch (40.5 x 53 cm) frame, 10 x 16 inch (25.5 x 40.5cm) matted print. Print of little girl facing 8 women in different modes of dress. This print was cover art for a later edition of the "Big Mama Stories", upon which, "Shakin' The Mess Out of Misery" the play was adapted. … Read more about this item

Ithaca,NY: Firebrand Books, 1989. Paperback. Very good. Trade paperback with pictorial cover, appears to be unread. pp.106 pp. This story collection was the basis for the play, "Shakin' The Mess Out of Misery." [ See item 1384 for color print for the play.].

New York: Riverhead Books, 2000. First Edition. Boards. Near fine/Very good.. Pale black with black boards, green gilt lettering on spine and initials "SY" on front. Unclipped dust jacket, has minor wear. Inscription on title page, dated year of publication. Near fine/Very good.

New York: Random House, 1978. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/Near fine. Black cloth with red gilt lettering on spine, small spot of discoloration on rear endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket. 304 pp. Faggots is Kramer's first book. He wrote several plays and screenplays, playwright, and was one of the founders of ACT UP.

New York: Grove Press, 1963. First Edition. Cloth. Black cloth with silver gilt lettering on spine, top of spine lightly rubbed, unclipped dust jacket, lightly age toned on white flaps. Former owner's name written across front flyleaf, some discoloration to front endpapers. On rear endpaper in top corner is written, "$3.00 2-5-69 Berkeley." 410 pp. A groundbreaking novel… Read more about this item

New York: Vantage Press, 1956. First. Cloth. Very good./Good. Orange cloth, with black lettering on spine, corners rubbed unclipped dust jacket that has wear. Some discoloration to back of dust jacket. 412 pp. This is the landmark study of lesbians in literature. There are many references to transvestism. There is an extensive bibliography. Dr. Foster had been… Read more about this item

New York: Riverhead Books, 2000. First Edition. Boards. 1. Near fine 2. Near fine./1. Very good. 2. Near fine.. 1. Black Girl in Paris: Pale black with black boards, green gilt lettering on spine and initials "SY" on front. Unclipped dust jacket, has minor wear. Inscription on title, dated year of publication. Near fine/Very good. 2. Soul… Read more about this item

Ghent, Belgium: Ludion Press and Abrams, 1995. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very good +. 12 x 10 inches (30.5 x 25.5 cm), red cloth, with lettering in black on front and spine. Dust jacket is slightly worn at top right hand corner, tiny tear and some creasing to DJ. Book is in fine condition, dust jacket in very… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970. Leather. Fine.. Salvador Dali. 11.5 x 8.5 inches (29 x 21.5 cm), red pebbled leather, with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt page edges, two red bookmark ribbons. Book in fine condition. Cardboard box with some wear to edges and corners. 355 pp., plus 20 unnumbered pages, which include: Measures and Money;… Read more about this item

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1981. Limited 688/1000. Cloth. Very good.. 20 x 14 inches (51 x 35.5 cm), red cloth, gilt lettering on spine and gilt illustration on front. Top page edge gilt. Front and back cover and slight discoloration due to how the slipcase is cut. Beige cloth slipcover in very good condition with a couple… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred Knopf, 1953. First American. Cloth. Very good./Fair. Blue teal cloth with 1/4 navy cloth, gilt lettering on front and spine, price sticker of $40 on rear free endpaper. Dust jacket has several tears and folds including a 1 inch open tear at the top of spine. It does not affect lettering on dust jacket, but… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1878. Cloth. Good.. Dark green pictorial embossed cloth cover, gilt lettering on front and spine. Title page has same date as copyright (1878). Volume 1: Wear to extremities, foot of spine is missing endcap, spine cloth is a little wrinkled, front hinge starting to separate. Folded up map in pocket inside back cover.… Read more about this item

Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1931. 1/4 leatherette. Very good.. Marbled boards with 1/4 leatherette, label on spine, with fading to text block. Some discoloration to endpapers, front free endpaper has crease all the way down. iii-vii, 125 pp. Reprint of 1652 translation of 1477 manuscript.

Englewood, NJ: Hillside Press, 1913. 1/4 Vellum. Very good.. Green cloth with 1/4 Vellum, gilt lettering on front, no writing on spine, some discoloration and spotting on vellum, wear to extremities, front free flyleaf has an inscription to a friend, signed by Burr, with a date of 1914. Tight copy with clean pages. 54 pp. One of… Read more about this item

New York: J & J Harper, 1830. Later Edition. Leather. Good.. 7 x 4 1/2 inches (18 x 11.5 cm), leather bound, gilt lettering on spine, leather is worn away along extremities, endpapers appear to have water damage, book plate on front free flyleaf is dated, 1829, on front flyleaf is a label from the publisher. Heavy foxing… Read more about this item

New York: J. J. Little and Ives Company, 1933. First Edition. Spiral bound. Very good.. Florence Olmstead. 7 3/4 x 6 inches (19.5 x 15 cm), spiral bound cream colored cardboard with illustration. Age toning to covers and to pages. 186 pp. Introduction by Ogden Nash. Also includes the author's note about the use of the word… Read more about this item

Amsterdam: Jan ten Hoorn, 1693. First Dutch Translation. Leather. Very good.. 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2(width) inches (16 x 9 .5 x 5(width cm), brown leather, gilt lettering in red box on spine, slight wear to extremities, bookplate pasted on front endpaper, with a picture of man looking through a device, and the "man is lost."… Read more about this item

New York: Beacon/Universal, 1956. Third Edition. Pulp paperback. Very good. 7 x 4-1/2 inch (18 x 11.5 cm.) perfect-bound paperback. Slight wear to corners of front cover, otherwise very good condition. 189 pp.

Derby, CT: Monarch Books, 1962. First Edition. Paperback. Good minus. 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches, (18 x 11.5 cm), pictorial cover, wear to front and back of spine, spine slanted, creasing to front cover, 1/2 tear to top rear cover, wear to front flyleaf, wear to page edges, some soiling. 138 pp. plus, (3) pages of ads… Read more about this item