1907. LP. WIGGIN, Kate Douglas. NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA. Illustrated. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1907). Early reprint. The spine is faded but the decorated cover remains sharp, making this a near fine copy in a dust jacket sunned at the spine and faded with small chips and edge tears. More
1907. FE. WIGGIN, Kate Douglas. THE OLD PEABODY PEW. A Christmas Romance of a Country Church. With Illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1907. First edition. There are a few spots on the front panel, but overall it is bright, with the gold leaf and the... More
1907. FE. WIGGIN, Kate Douglas. THE OLD PEABODY PEW. A Christmas Romance of a Country Churh. With Illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1907. First edition. There are a few spots on the front panel, but overall it is bright, with the gold leaf and the... More
1898. FE. WIGGIN, Kate Douglas. PENELOPE'S EXPERIENCES IN SCOTLAND. Being Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton. London: Gay and Bird, 1898. First British edition. There is foxing to the fore-edge and the spine is slightly skewed, with light wear to the heel, crown and corners. In all, this... More
1902. WIGGIN, Kate Douglas. PENELOPE'S IRISH EXPERIENCES. Illustrated by Charles E. Brock. London: Gay and Bird, 1902. First illustrated edition. Small 8vo, green cloth decorated in blind. A very nice, sharp copy; in inner tissue wrapper and dust jacket, the jacket sunned on spine and chipped at edges. More
1913. WIGGIN, Kate Douglas. THE STORY OF WAITSTILL BAXTER. Illustrations by H.M. Brett. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. First edition. 8vo, 4 color plates; green cloth, faded. Very good. More
1928. WIGGIN, Kate Douglas. A THANKSGIVING RETROSPECT. Or Simplicity of Life in Old New England. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1928. Later printing. 12mo., brown paper covered boards, paper label to front board; 37 pp. Pencil gift inscription to ffep. A fine copy in a price-clipped, soiled, moderately... More
1917. (WIGGIN, Kate Douglas). TO MOTHER. An Anthology of Mother Verse. With an introduction by Kate Douglas Wiggin. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1917). First edition. Oblong 8vo., lavender cloth decorated in gilt. Gilt on upper cover is slightly rubbed and there is a small bump at spine and bottom corner... More
1984. WILKINS, Mary E. PEMBROKE. London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1894. Second edition. Inscribed by the author on front flyleaf from Randolph, Massachusetts, dated August 1894. 324 pp. 8vo., brown cloth stamped in silver. Spine slightly rolled, with a few nicks to heel. Light staining to spine under title, which... More
1951. FES. WILLARD, Barbara. BROTHER ASS AND BROTHER LION. London: J. Garnet Miller Ltd., (1951). First edition, signed by the author on the title page and with TSL laid in. The boards are a bit bowed, else this is a near fine copy in a dust jacket with light soil... More
1898. WILLARD, Frances E. COMMEMORATIVE TEMPERANCE PAPER FAN WITH QUOTE AND PORTRAIT. Stiff paper, patent no. blindstamped on rear side on handle. 11 1/4 x 6 3/4" at widest point. Printed in sepia ink. Reinforced back with extra paper support and wire. Dates 1839 and 1898 on front, between which... More
18. WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS. JOURNAL OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. Various places (Boston, MA; Washington, D.C.; Minneapolis, MN): various publishers (E. B. Stillings & Co., Griffith-Stillings Press; The National Tribune Co.; Japs-Olson Co.), various dates (1888-1932). A large... More
1974. WOODY, Thomas. A HISTORY OF WOMEN'S EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 2 VOLUMES. New York: Octagon Books/Farrar, straus and Giroux, 1974. Second edition, second printing. xvi + 608 pp/xii + 646 pp. 8vo., navy cloth stamped in gilt. Light stain to top of spine, Volume II. Cloth and gilt... More
1950. WOOLF, Virginia. THE CAPTAIN'S DEATH BED AND OTHER ESSAYS. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1950. First American edition. viii + 248 pp. 8vo., blue cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Light shelfwear, internally clean, fresh and tight. In a good illustrated dust jacket with light soil and age... More
1894. WOOLSON, Constance Fenimore. HORACE CHASE: A NOVEL. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. First edition. 419 + [1] + 4 pp. publisher's ads. 8vo., brown cloth stamped in green, black and blind. Spine worn, corners gently bumped, light soil to rear cover. Front hinge cracked. Ink ownership to front... More
[WWI POSTER]. RED CROSS POSTER. "THE GREATEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD. RED CROSS CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL." (n.p.),(n.d.). 42"x 48". Giant Red Cross Nurse holding wounded soldier. Fine. More
[WWI POSTER] COFFIN, Haskill. WAR SAVINGS STAMP POSTER. (n.p.)(n.d.). 41"x 30". Bright blue background with Joan of Arc wielding sword. "Joan of Arc Saved France. Women of America Save Your Country. Buy War Savings Stamps." Fine. More
1928. FE. WYLIE, Elinor. MR. HODGE & MR. HAZARD. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. First edition. There is a small clipping afixed to the rear pastedown, else this is a fine copy in a dust jacket that is sunned at the spine and has a few nicks and small edge tears. More
1934. FE. ZATURENSKA, Marya. THRESHOLD AND HEARTH. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934. First edition of the author's first book. There is some light wear to the cloth at the heel and crown. This is a near fine copy in a dust jacket that is soiled at the spine and... More