Results

Refine search results

Results 51 - 75 (of 731)
A young teacher-in-training blends scientific study with poetic verse
Image 1 of 8 for State Normal Herbarium, a collection of botanical research, sketches, and samples
Image 2 of 8 for State Normal Herbarium, a collection of botanical research, sketches, and samples
Image 3 of 8 for State Normal Herbarium, a collection of botanical research, sketches, and samples
Image 4 of 8 for State Normal Herbarium, a collection of botanical research, sketches, and samples
Image 5 of 8 for State Normal Herbarium, a collection of botanical research, sketches, and samples
Image 6 of 8 for State Normal Herbarium, a collection of botanical research, sketches, and samples
Image 7 of 8 for State Normal Herbarium, a collection of botanical research, sketches, and samples
Image 8 of 8 for State Normal Herbarium, a collection of botanical research, sketches, and samples

State Normal Herbarium, a collection...

1902. Half cloth over leather and card portfolio, floral paper interior. Containing 36 individual packets comprised of a descriptive hand-filled cover sheet, manuscript poem, and herbal specimen; 108 pages and..... (Item #3956)

Learn More about State Normal Herbarium, a collection of botanical research, sketches, and samples

Price: $1,250

Add to Cart

Add State Normal Herbarium, a collection of botanical research, sketches, and samples to Wish List
A novel in defense of single women, written by an infamously intellectual single woman and Bluestocking
Image 1 of 9 for Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy
Image 2 of 9 for Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy
Image 3 of 9 for Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy
Image 4 of 9 for Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy
Image 5 of 9 for Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy
Image 6 of 9 for Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy
Image 7 of 9 for Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy
Image 8 of 9 for Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy
Image 9 of 9 for Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy

Pen Tamar; or, The History...

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1830. First edition. Contemporary straight grain morocco with griffin embossed in gilt to boards; rebacked to style with gilt to spine. All edges..... (Item #3244)

Learn More about Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy

Price: $1,850

Add to Cart

Add Pen Tamar; or, The History of an Old Maid (Presentation Copy to Wish List
Published posthumously by her sister, Bluestocking Henrietta Maria Bowdler; a legacy of women's important religious and literary roles
Image 1 of 8 for Poems and Essays by a Lady Lately Deceased (in 2 vols
Image 2 of 8 for Poems and Essays by a Lady Lately Deceased (in 2 vols
Image 3 of 8 for Poems and Essays by a Lady Lately Deceased (in 2 vols
Image 4 of 8 for Poems and Essays by a Lady Lately Deceased (in 2 vols
Image 5 of 8 for Poems and Essays by a Lady Lately Deceased (in 2 vols
Image 6 of 8 for Poems and Essays by a Lady Lately Deceased (in 2 vols
Image 7 of 8 for Poems and Essays by a Lady Lately Deceased (in 2 vols
Image 8 of 8 for Poems and Essays by a Lady Lately Deceased (in 2 vols

Poems and Essays by a....

Bath: R. Crutwell, 1786. Second edition. Contemporary calf with morocco labels to spines. Hinges front and rear cracked on both volumes but holding well, with the front of volume I...... (Item #3180)

Learn More about Poems and Essays by a Lady Lately Deceased (in 2 vols

Price: $800

Add to Cart

Add Poems and Essays by a Lady Lately Deceased (in 2 vols to Wish List
An example of a new movement in Victorian education sympathetic to children's needs, using game to develop memory and increase basic knowledge
Image 1 of 4 for Original Double Acrostics: Amusing and Instructive
Image 2 of 4 for Original Double Acrostics: Amusing and Instructive
Image 3 of 4 for Original Double Acrostics: Amusing and Instructive
Image 4 of 4 for Original Double Acrostics: Amusing and Instructive

Original Double Acrostics: Amusing and...

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1866. First edition. Original red publisher's cloth binding with bright gilt to spine and front board. Gentle wear to boards and bumps to corners; rear..... (Item #2838)

Learn More about Original Double Acrostics: Amusing and Instructive

Price: $1,200

Add to Cart

Add Original Double Acrostics: Amusing and Instructive to Wish List
An important and rare text outlining women's well rounded education, written by the first American woman principal
Image 1 of 7 for The Education of American Girls, Considered in a Series of Essays
Image 2 of 7 for The Education of American Girls, Considered in a Series of Essays
Image 3 of 7 for The Education of American Girls, Considered in a Series of Essays
Image 4 of 7 for The Education of American Girls, Considered in a Series of Essays
Image 5 of 7 for The Education of American Girls, Considered in a Series of Essays
Image 6 of 7 for The Education of American Girls, Considered in a Series of Essays
Image 7 of 7 for The Education of American Girls, Considered in a Series of Essays

The Education of American Girls...

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1874. First Edition. Original dark green publisher's cloth binding, with gilt to spine, and boards decoratively stamped and ruled in black. Brown coated endpapers. Very..... (Item #4231)

Learn More about The Education of American Girls, Considered in a Series of Essays

Price: $3,500

Add to Cart

Add The Education of American Girls, Considered in a Series of Essays to Wish List
The first American appearance of Bronte's final novel, a mature work of love and grief
Image 1 of 3 for Villette
Image 2 of 3 for Villette
Image 3 of 3 for Villette

Villette

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853. First American edition. Retaining original front wrapper with rear wrapper in facsimile. Front wrapper with a few short tears. Spine worn. Octavo (226 x...... (Item #3575)

Learn More about Villette

Price: $1,250

Add to Cart

Add Villette to Wish List
Poems by a master of the Victorian era, beautifully bound
Image 1 of 4 for Poems
Image 2 of 4 for Poems
Image 3 of 4 for Poems
Image 4 of 4 for Poems

Poems

London: Robt. Riviere & Son, Ltd, [c. 1920]. Later edition. Bound by Rivière & Son ca. 1920 in elaborate paneled full brown speckled calf. Covers with double gilt rules surrounding..... (Item #3578)

Learn More about Poems

Price: $650

Add to Cart

Add Poems to Wish List
Using her own marital status to quash complaints from men, Mrs. Budden presents lessons drawn from Miss Hamilton, Miss Edgeworth, and Miss Chapone
Image 1 of 7 for Thoughts on Domestic Education; The Result of Experience
Image 2 of 7 for Thoughts on Domestic Education; The Result of Experience
Image 3 of 7 for Thoughts on Domestic Education; The Result of Experience
Image 4 of 7 for Thoughts on Domestic Education; The Result of Experience
Image 5 of 7 for Thoughts on Domestic Education; The Result of Experience
Image 6 of 7 for Thoughts on Domestic Education; The Result of Experience
Image 7 of 7 for Thoughts on Domestic Education; The Result of Experience

Thoughts on Domestic Education; The...

London: Charles Knight, 1826. First edition. Contemporary full calf with gilt and morocco to spine, and boards ruled in gilt. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Front joint professionally strengthened. Externally..... (Item #4255)

Learn More about Thoughts on Domestic Education; The Result of Experience

Price: $1,850

Add to Cart

Add Thoughts on Domestic Education; The Result of Experience to Wish List
Extraordinary contemporary inscription to the publisher
Image 1 of 1 for All the Assholes in the World and Mine (Inscribed to the Publisher

All the Assholes in the...

Bensenville, Ill. Open Skull Press, 1966. First edition. Publisher's illustrated saddle-stitched wrappers, 12 unpaginated leaves, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. One of about 400 copies. This copy in Fine condition with..... (Item #639)

Learn More about All the Assholes in the World and Mine (Inscribed to the Publisher

Price: $6,500

Add to Cart

Add All the Assholes in the World and Mine (Inscribed to the Publisher to Wish List
Isabel Burton's translation, the first appearance in English of J. de Alcenar, father of modern Brazilian literature
Image 1 of 7 for Iracema, or Honey Lips; and Manuel de Moraes the Convert
Image 2 of 7 for Iracema, or Honey Lips; and Manuel de Moraes the Convert
Image 3 of 7 for Iracema, or Honey Lips; and Manuel de Moraes the Convert
Image 4 of 7 for Iracema, or Honey Lips; and Manuel de Moraes the Convert
Image 5 of 7 for Iracema, or Honey Lips; and Manuel de Moraes the Convert
Image 6 of 7 for Iracema, or Honey Lips; and Manuel de Moraes the Convert
Image 7 of 7 for Iracema, or Honey Lips; and Manuel de Moraes the Convert

Iracema, or Honey Lips; and...

London: Bickers & Son, 1886. First English language edition. Finely bound by Boundey, Root & Son in half morocco over marbled boards. Top edge brightly gilt. Marbled endpapers. Internally a...... (Item #3374)

Learn More about Iracema, or Honey Lips; and Manuel de Moraes the Convert

Price: $1,200

Add to Cart

Add Iracema, or Honey Lips; and Manuel de Moraes the Convert to Wish List
Finely bound by Bayntun, Burton's daring narrative of participating in the sacred Hajj
Image 1 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 2 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 3 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 4 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 5 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 6 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 7 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 8 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 9 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 10 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 11 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 12 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols
Image 13 of 13 for Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage...

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. First edition. Finely bound by Bayntun in half calf over cloth, with gilt to spines. Top edges brightly gilt. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of..... (Item #3087)

Learn More about Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols

Price: $5,000

Add to Cart

Add Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Mecca (in 3 vols to Wish List
Recounting Burton's colonial expedition into Somalia
Image 1 of 3 for First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar
Image 2 of 3 for First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar
Image 3 of 3 for First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar

First Footsteps in East Africa...

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1856. First edition. Second issue (without suppressed appendix iv, as usual). Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 222 x 141 mm.). Original red-orange..... (Item #3580)

Learn More about First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar

Price: $4,500

Add to Cart

Add First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar to Wish List
Considering women's right to work, and the contributions stemming from their work, as a matter of human importance
Image 1 of 8 for Woman's Work and Woman's Culture. A Series of Essays
Image 2 of 8 for Woman's Work and Woman's Culture. A Series of Essays
Image 3 of 8 for Woman's Work and Woman's Culture. A Series of Essays
Image 4 of 8 for Woman's Work and Woman's Culture. A Series of Essays
Image 5 of 8 for Woman's Work and Woman's Culture. A Series of Essays
Image 6 of 8 for Woman's Work and Woman's Culture. A Series of Essays
Image 7 of 8 for Woman's Work and Woman's Culture. A Series of Essays
Image 8 of 8 for Woman's Work and Woman's Culture. A Series of Essays

Woman's Work and Woman's Culture...

London: Macmillan, 1869. First edition. Original publisher's cloth binding with gilt to spine and boards embossed in blind. A square, bright copy, with just a touch of sunning to the..... (Item #3851)

Learn More about Woman's Work and Woman's Culture. A Series of Essays

Price: $1,200

Add to Cart

Add Woman's Work and Woman's Culture. A Series of Essays to Wish List