ABBOTT, John Stevens Cabot. The Mother at Home. 16mo. Halifax: Milner & Sowerby. 1858
Front. with short marginal tear. Orig. blue bead-grained cloth, gilt spine. Inscribed 'Mrs Gow, Cambs, July 1860', on leading f.e.p. v.g.
ABBOTT, John Stevens Cabot. The Mother at Home; or, The principles of maternal duty familiarly illustrated. Revised.
RTS. [c.1855]
Orig. plain brown publisher's cloth, spine lettered in gilt; sl. marked. Contemp. signature of V.A. Ross Farquarson on leading pastedown. v.g.
RTS. [c.1855]
Orig. plain brown publisher's cloth, spine lettered in gilt; sl. marked. Contemp. signature of V.A. Ross Farquarson on leading pastedown. v.g.
MATERNAL DUTY
ABBOTT, John Stevens Cabot. The Mother at Home; or, The principles of maternal duty familiarly illustrated. Revised and corrected by Daniel Walton. 2nd edn.John Mason. 1835
Engr. title (1834), printed title, 12pp cata.; text a little spotted. Orig. green patterned cloth, sl. browned paper label; a little rubbed. Labels removed from e.ps.
ADAMS, William H. Davenport. Child-Life and Girlhood of Remarkable Women: a series of chapters from female biography. 6th edn.
Swan Sonnenschein & Co. [c.1887]
Half title, front., plates; lacks leading f.e.p. Orig. dark green cloth, dec. in black, lettered & with vignette of Mrs Mitford in gilt; v. sl. rubbing. Partially removed booklabel on leading pastedown. a.e.g. A v.g copy.
Swan Sonnenschein & Co. [c.1887]
Half title, front., plates; lacks leading f.e.p. Orig. dark green cloth, dec. in black, lettered & with vignette of Mrs Mitford in gilt; v. sl. rubbing. Partially removed booklabel on leading pastedown. a.e.g. A v.g copy.
POVERTY IN CHICAGO'
ADDAMS, Jane. Twenty Years at Hull-House; with autobiographical notes. Edited by Eva Warner Case.New York: Macmillan & Co. 1923
Half title, 2pp ads preceding front. port.; e.ps sl. browned. Orig. brown cloth, lettered in gilt; spine v. sl. dulled. Stamps of Co-operative Union, Manchester. v.g.
ALDEN, Margaret. Child Life and Labour. 2nd edn, revised. With summary of Children's Act of 1908.
Headley Brothers. (Social Service Handbooks, No. 6.) 1909
Orig. grey limp cloth wrappers; a little dusted. v.g.
Headley Brothers. (Social Service Handbooks, No. 6.) 1909
Orig. grey limp cloth wrappers; a little dusted. v.g.
ALLINGHAM, Helen. The Homes of Tennyson; painted by Helen Allingham, described by Arthur Paterson. FIRST EDITION.
Adam & Charles Black. 1905
Half title, col. front. & plates, final ad. leaf & 4pp cata. (Spring 1905). Orig. green dec. cloth; spine sl. faded. t.e.g. v.g.
Adam & Charles Black. 1905
Half title, col. front. & plates, final ad. leaf & 4pp cata. (Spring 1905). Orig. green dec. cloth; spine sl. faded. t.e.g. v.g.
(ANDERSON, Bessie) (METHUEN, Mary M.C.) The Morning of Life: a memoir of Miss A--n, who was educated for a nun; with many interesting particulars and original letters of Dr. Doyle, late Roman Catholic Bishop of Carlow. By her friend M.M.C.M. 4th thousand.
Bath: Binns & Goodwin. [1851]
Front. port., 16pp cata. Orig. red cloth, front board & spine blocked & lettered in gilt. Gift inscription to Emily Greenwood on leading f.e.p., 1853; Renier booklabel. A v.g. bright copy.
Bath: Binns & Goodwin. [1851]
Front. port., 16pp cata. Orig. red cloth, front board & spine blocked & lettered in gilt. Gift inscription to Emily Greenwood on leading f.e.p., 1853; Renier booklabel. A v.g. bright copy.
ANONYMOUS. The Secret of Health, and guide to home nursing. Revised and enlarged edition. By a diplomée of a London hospital.
Port Sunlight, Cheshire: Lever Brothers Ltd. [c.1900]
3pp commercial ads. Ads on e.ps. Orig. blue cloth, gilt lettering largely rubbed away; unevenly faded. 93pp.
Port Sunlight, Cheshire: Lever Brothers Ltd. [c.1900]
3pp commercial ads. Ads on e.ps. Orig. blue cloth, gilt lettering largely rubbed away; unevenly faded. 93pp.
HOME NURSING
ANONYMOUS. The Secret of Health. With the story of "The Missing Bag". By a diplomée of a London hospital. (Port Sunlight, Cheshire: Lever Brothers.) [c.1895]
Illus. throughout. Orig. maroon cloth, bevelled boards, front board lettered in gilt; front board a little creased, small superficial cloth tear on back board. 98pp.
ARTHUR, Timothy Shay. Anna Lee; or, The Maiden, the Wife, and the Mother. Stories for my young countrywomen. W. Nicholson & Sons. [c.1890]
Half title, 24pp cata. Orig. red cloth, bevelled boards, blocked in blind, lettered in gilt; a little darkened.
ARTHUR, Timothy Shay. The Mother: a story for my young countrywomen. 16mo.
Halifax: Milner & Sowerby. 1855
Initial ad. leaf, half title, front. Orig. red cloth, blocked in blind & gilt; sl. rubbed. a.e.g. v.g.
Halifax: Milner & Sowerby. 1855
Initial ad. leaf, half title, front. Orig. red cloth, blocked in blind & gilt; sl. rubbed. a.e.g. v.g.
ASQUITH, Margot. The Autobiography. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols.
Thornton Butterworth. 1920-22
Half titles, fronts, plates; a couple of gatherings sl. proud vol. I. Plain maroon binder's cloth, spines lettered in gilt.
Thornton Butterworth. 1920-22
Half titles, fronts, plates; a couple of gatherings sl. proud vol. I. Plain maroon binder's cloth, spines lettered in gilt.
CHILDBIRTH
ASTRUC, Jean. L'Art d'Accoucher réduit a ses principes, où L'on expose les pratiques les plus súres & les plus usitées dans les différentes espéces d'accouchemens. Avec l'histoire sommaire de l'art d'accoucher; & une letter sur la conduite qu'Adam & Eve durent tenir à la naissance de leurs premiers enfans.Paris: chez P. Guillaume Cavelier. 1771
lxxii, 308pp, half title. 12mo. Full contemp. French mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments with floral motifs, red morocco label, carmine edges. v.g.
'USEFUL IN CORRECTING FOLLY'
(B., F.W.) Woman's Whim; or, The broken heart. A true tale. 16mo.Webb, Millington & Co. [1854]
Col. front. & plate. Pink e.ps. Orig. blue dec. cloth; sl. rubbed. a.e.g. 30, [2]pp.
BAILWARD, Margaret E. Mothers and their Responsibilities. With a preface by the Rev. L.R. Henslow. FIRST EDITION.
Longmans, Green & Co. 1904
Ad. leaf preceding half title. Partially unopened in orig. blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; front board spotted by ink. 18 line pencil ms. facing title. Cloth sl. marked but a good sound copy.
Longmans, Green & Co. 1904
Ad. leaf preceding half title. Partially unopened in orig. blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; front board spotted by ink. 18 line pencil ms. facing title. Cloth sl. marked but a good sound copy.
WOMANHOOD
BAIRD, Mona. Womanhood. With a preface by Mrs Mary Scharlieb. FIRST EDITION.Health Promotion, Ltd. (Life and Race Books.) [1919]
Half title, 9pp ads for Health & Efficiency Magazine, 'Plain Volumes on vital subjects', 'The Origin & Nature of Sex' by Lady Blount, etc. Untrimmed in orig. grey printed wrappers. v.g.
MISSIONARY WORK IN INDIA
BARNES, Irene H. Behind the Pardah; the story of C.E.Z.M.S. works in India. With a preface by Rev. T.A. Gurney. FIRST EDITION.Marshall Brothers. 1897
Front., illus. & plates, 4pp ads. Orig. pink cloth, pictorially blocked in maroon, lettered in maroon & blue; spine dusted. Ownership inscription on leading f.e.p.
WOMAN, A POEM
BARRETT, Eaton Stannard. Woman, a poem. Occasional poems. 3rd edn.Henry Colburn. 1819
Contemp. half calf, gilt spine; splits at tail of leading hinge. Renier booklabel.
BEALE, Anne. A Home of Health for Children. (Reprinted from "The Quiver" by permission of Messrs. Cassell, Petter, Galpin, & Co.)
Southport: G.W. Crompton, printer. [1881]
Half title with front. on verso. Sewn as issued in orig. pale brown printed wrappers; Small ink mark on front wrapper. v.g. 24pp.
Southport: G.W. Crompton, printer. [1881]
Half title with front. on verso. Sewn as issued in orig. pale brown printed wrappers; Small ink mark on front wrapper. v.g. 24pp.
(BEALE, Dorothea) STEADMAN, F. Cecily. In the Days of Miss Beale; a study of her work and influence.
Ed. J. Burrow & Co. 1930
Half title, front. port., plates & illus. Uncut in orig. pale blue cloth, lettered in dark blue. Small library stamp on leading f.e.p. A v.g. clean copy.
Ed. J. Burrow & Co. 1930
Half title, front. port., plates & illus. Uncut in orig. pale blue cloth, lettered in dark blue. Small library stamp on leading f.e.p. A v.g. clean copy.
(BEALE, Dorothea) STEADMAN, F. Cecily. In the Days of Miss Beale; a study of her work and influence.
Ed. J. Burrow & Co. 1930
Half title, front. port., plates and illus; some light foxing. Uncut in orig. pale blue cloth, lettered in dark blue; spine a little sunned. A good sound copy.
Ed. J. Burrow & Co. 1930
Half title, front. port., plates and illus; some light foxing. Uncut in orig. pale blue cloth, lettered in dark blue; spine a little sunned. A good sound copy.
PRESENTATION COPY
(BEALE, Dorothea) STEADMAN, F. Cecily. In the Days of Miss Beale; a study of her work and influence.Ed. J. Burrow & Co. 1930
Half title, front. port., plates & illus. Uncut in orig. pale blue cloth, lettered in dark blue; spine sl. faded. A good-plus copy in sl. torn and creased d.w.
BEBEL, August. Women in the Past, Present and Future. Translated from the German by H.B. Adams Walther.
William Reeves. (Bellamy Library, no. 15.) [1915]
Orig. light blue printed wrappers; spine sunned, sl. chipped.
William Reeves. (Bellamy Library, no. 15.) [1915]
Orig. light blue printed wrappers; spine sunned, sl. chipped.
BEBEL, August. Women in the Past, Present and Future. Translated from the German by H.B. Adams Walther.
William Reeves. (Bellamy Library. no. 15.) [1915]
Orig. drab printed back wrapper; front. wrapper missing.
William Reeves. (Bellamy Library. no. 15.) [1915]
Orig. drab printed back wrapper; front. wrapper missing.
IRISH SOCIETY
BEDDINGTON, Frances Ethel, Mrs Claude. All That I Have Met. FIRST EDITION.Cassell. 1929
Half title, front. & plates. Orig. dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; boards sl. spotted, a little rubbed. Bookplate of C. Davies.
BEETON, Isabella Mary. Mrs. Beeton's All About Cookery. With coloured plates and other illustrations. New edn.
Ward, Lock & Co. 1909
Half title, col. front. & 7 col. plates, numerous b&w plates, 8pp ads. Ads on e.ps. Orig. dark green cloth, dec. & lettered in gilt; one corner sl. rubbed. School prize label, July 1910. v.g.
Ward, Lock & Co. 1909
Half title, col. front. & 7 col. plates, numerous b&w plates, 8pp ads. Ads on e.ps. Orig. dark green cloth, dec. & lettered in gilt; one corner sl. rubbed. School prize label, July 1910. v.g.
HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT
BEETON, Isabella Mary. Mrs. Beeton's Household Management: a complete cookery book. New edn.Ward, Lock & Co. [c.1939]
Half title, col. front. & plates, 8pp ads; half title sl. creased. Orig. half red embossed cloth, sl. rubbed. v.g.
HOME HEALTH
BELL, Robert. Woman in Health and Sickness; or, what she ought to know for the exigencies of daily life. 4th edn.Glasgow: David Bryce & Son. [c.1910]
Illus. on e.ps. Orig. red cloth, printed in black. v.g.
WOMEN IN GREEK POETRY
BENECKE, Edward Felix Mendelssohn. Antimachus of Colophon; and the position of women in Greek poetry. A fragment, printed for the use of scholars.Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1896
Half title; largely unopened. Orig. green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A v.g. bright copy.
'ARE MEN SUPERIOR TO WOMEN?'
BENNETT, Arnold. Our Women: chapters on the Sex-Discord. FIRST EDITION.Cassell & Co. 1920
Half title. Orig. green cloth, lettered in gilt; spine a little darkened, otherwise v.g.
BENNETT, Arnold. Our Women: chapters on the Sex-Discord. Cheap edn.
Cassell & Co. 1923
Half title. Orig. green cloth, lettered in gilt; the odd mark, spine sl. faded. A good sound copy.
Cassell & Co. 1923
Half title. Orig. green cloth, lettered in gilt; the odd mark, spine sl. faded. A good sound copy.
(BERESFORD, Louisa Anne, Marchioness of Waterford & CANNING, Charlotte, Countess Canning) HARE, Augustus John Cuthbert. The Story of Two Noble Lives, being memorials of Charlotte, Countess Canning, and Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford. 3 vols. 4to. FIRST EDITION.
George Allen. 1893
Half titles, fronts, plates & illus. Large paper: uncut in orig. olive green cloth, lettered in gilt; v. sl. damp marking to lower edges of boards, otherwise v.g.
George Allen. 1893
Half titles, fronts, plates & illus. Large paper: uncut in orig. olive green cloth, lettered in gilt; v. sl. damp marking to lower edges of boards, otherwise v.g.
(BESANT, Annie) NETHERCOT, Arthur H. The First Five Lives of Annie Besant. FIRST EDITION.
Rupert Hart-Davis. 1961
Half title, plates index. Orig. red cloth, spine lettered in metallic blue. v.g. in d.w.
Rupert Hart-Davis. 1961
Half title, plates index. Orig. red cloth, spine lettered in metallic blue. v.g. in d.w.
(BESANT, Annie) WEST, Geoffrey. Mrs Annie Besant. FIRST EDITION.
Gerald Howe. 1927
Half title, front. Uncut in orig. pale blue cloth. A good-plus copy in sl. worn d.w.
Gerald Howe. 1927
Half title, front. Uncut in orig. pale blue cloth. A good-plus copy in sl. worn d.w.
(BESANT, Annie) WEST, Geoffrey. Mrs Annie Besant. FIRST EDITION.
Gerald Howe. (Representative Women.) 1927
Half title, front. port. from a drawing by J. Gower Parks, 2pp following ads. Orig. maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A v.g. copy in sl. torn d.w.
Gerald Howe. (Representative Women.) 1927
Half title, front. port. from a drawing by J. Gower Parks, 2pp following ads. Orig. maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A v.g. copy in sl. torn d.w.
(BESANT, Annie) WEST, Geoffrey. The Life of Annie Besant. FIRST EDITION.
Gerald Howe. 1929
Half title, photo. front. port. & three plates. Orig. blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; sl. marked, small nick at head & tail of spine. Contemp, signature of Dorothy Ackroyd on booklabel.
Gerald Howe. 1929
Half title, photo. front. port. & three plates. Orig. blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; sl. marked, small nick at head & tail of spine. Contemp, signature of Dorothy Ackroyd on booklabel.
BESANT, Annie. God's Views on Marriage as revealed in the Old Testament. FIRST EDITION.
Freethought Publishing Co. (Printed by Besant & Charles Bradlaugh.) 1881
Disbound, sl. dusted & stained at head. 16pp.
Freethought Publishing Co. (Printed by Besant & Charles Bradlaugh.) 1881
Disbound, sl. dusted & stained at head. 16pp.
BESANT, Annie. Initiation: the perfecting of man. (Reprinted.)
The Theosophical Publishing House. 1918
Half title, 4pp ads. Orig. blue cloth, lettered in black; spine faded & sl. chipped at head & tail.
The Theosophical Publishing House. 1918
Half title, 4pp ads. Orig. blue cloth, lettered in black; spine faded & sl. chipped at head & tail.
BETHAM-EDWARDS, Matilda Barbara. Friendly Faces of Three Nationalities. By Miss Betham-Edwards. FIRST EDITION.
Chapman & Hall. 1911
Half title, front. port. of the Second Baron Tauchnitz, plates, final ad. leaf. Uncut in orig. pale brown cloth; boards a little marked.
Chapman & Hall. 1911
Half title, front. port. of the Second Baron Tauchnitz, plates, final ad. leaf. Uncut in orig. pale brown cloth; boards a little marked.
BINNEY, Thomas. Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Bart. A study for young men. The Wife; or, A Mirror for Maidenhead. A sketch. 2nd edn.
James Nisbet & Co. 1853
Orig. brown cloth; spine sl. rubbed, inner hinges cracking. Renier booklabel.
James Nisbet & Co. 1853
Orig. brown cloth; spine sl. rubbed, inner hinges cracking. Renier booklabel.
WITH A MIRROR FOR MAIDENHOOD
BINNEY, Thomas. Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton; a study for young men. The Wife; or, a mirror for maidenhood. A sketch. 2nd edn.James Nisbet & Co. 1853
Orig. purple-brown pebble-grained cloth, boards blocked with floral designs in blind, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. A good-plus copy.
SWEATED LABOUR
BLACK, Clementina. Sweated Industry and the Minimum Wage; with an introduction by A.G. Gardiner, chairman of the executive committee of the National Anti-Sweating League.Duckworth & Co. 1910
Half title, 20pp cata. Orig. black cloth, lettered in gilt & blind; sl. wear to head of spine, name erased on leading f.e.p. v.g.
BLACK, Helen C. Notable Women Authors of the Day. With portraits.
Glasgow: David Bryce & Son. 1893
Half title, illus. with 30 plates. Orig. royal blue cloth, bevelled boards, lettered in gilt; spine sl. darkened & rubbed. Gift inscription on verso of leading f.e.p., 1892.
Glasgow: David Bryce & Son. 1893
Half title, illus. with 30 plates. Orig. royal blue cloth, bevelled boards, lettered in gilt; spine sl. darkened & rubbed. Gift inscription on verso of leading f.e.p., 1892.
BLACK, Helen C. Notable Women Authors of the Day. With portraits.
Maclaren & Co. 1906
Half title, illus. with 30 plates; the odd spot. Orig. pale green cloth, bevelled boards, lettered in gilt, blocked in dark green; a little dulled and rubbed, sl. splitting to leading inner hinge. A good sound copy.
Maclaren & Co. 1906
Half title, illus. with 30 plates; the odd spot. Orig. pale green cloth, bevelled boards, lettered in gilt, blocked in dark green; a little dulled and rubbed, sl. splitting to leading inner hinge. A good sound copy.
BLACK, Helen C. Notable Women Authors of the Day. With portraits.
Maclaren & Co. 1906
Half title, illus. with 30 plates. Orig. green cloth, bevelled boards, dec. & lettered in black, lettered in gilt. v.g.
Maclaren & Co. 1906
Half title, illus. with 30 plates. Orig. green cloth, bevelled boards, dec. & lettered in black, lettered in gilt. v.g.
BLACKBURN, Helen. Women's Suffrage; a record of the women's suffrage movement in the British Isles with biographical sketches of Miss Becker.
Williams & Norgate. 1902
Half title, plates; e.ps a little browned. Uncut in orig. green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spine a little darkened, boards affected by damp to lower outer corners, back board sl. damaged as a result. Booklabel of Nathaniel L. Cowan. A good sound copy.
Williams & Norgate. 1902
Half title, plates; e.ps a little browned. Uncut in orig. green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spine a little darkened, boards affected by damp to lower outer corners, back board sl. damaged as a result. Booklabel of Nathaniel L. Cowan. A good sound copy.
EUGENICS
BLACKER, Charles Paton. Birth Control and the State: a plea and a forecast. FIRST EDITION.Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. (Today & Tomorrow.) 1926
Half title, 10pp cata. Orig. purple boards, paper labels; hinges cracking, spine discoloured.
BLANC, Charles. Art in Ornament and Dress. Translated from the French ...
Chapman & Hall. 1877
Half title, illus. with numerous woodcuts. Orig. olive green cloth, elaborate borders in black, spine blocked & lettered in gilt. v.g.
Chapman & Hall. 1877
Half title, illus. with numerous woodcuts. Orig. olive green cloth, elaborate borders in black, spine blocked & lettered in gilt. v.g.
EMANCIPATION
BLEASE, Walter Lyon. The Emancipation of English Women. FIRST EDITION.Constable & Co. 1910
Half title; the odd spot. Uncut in orig. blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; sl. marked, sl. wear at head & tail of spine. Booklabel with name erased. A good sound copy.
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