From Battle Dress to Deep Sea Diving, 

Today we offer a list of material dedicated to Women

Women in Battle Dress; Forward by Oveta Culp Hobby, Director Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Birdwell, Russell. New York: THE FINE EDITIONS PRESS, 1942. Hardcover. 198 pages. 22 x 15 cm. Birdwell traveled to England to see first-hand what the women of Britain were doing to help... (#2725) Price: $25.00

Carry Nation. Asbury, Herbert. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. 307 pages. 21 x 15 cm. A "Borzoi" Biography of Carry (Moore, Gloyd) Nation, the legendary American temperance advocate, notorious for... (#2726) Price: $75.00   [DOMESTIC] [WOMEN] Women! Save Your Hands. The Stovene Manufacturing Company. Portsmouth, N.H. The Stovene Manufacturing Company, c. 1895. Loose_leaf. 21 x 10.5 cm. Buy a mitten for 15 cents and get a ten-cent box of Stovene [stove polish] free! The... (#917) Price: $30.00

The Young Lady's Companion in Cookery, and Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Etc. London: Printed fro A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch in Paternoster Row, J. Hazard against Stationers Hall, W. Bickerton and C. Corbett, without Templebar, and R. Willock, in Cornbill, 1734. Hardcover... (#2626) Price: $2,750.00   The Married Woman's Private Medical Companion, Embracing the Treatment of Menstruation, or Monthly Turns, during. Mauriceau, A. M., Dr. [pseud. of Joseph Trow]. New York: JOSEPH TROW, 1855. Hardcover. 238 pages. 15.5 x 10 cm. Originally published in 1847, Trow's book is one of the first publications in the United Stated to discuss... (#2734) Price: $375.00

[BROOKLYN] [THEATER] Pantomimes; Presented By The Brooklyn Heights Seminary Club. Brooklyn Heights Seminary Club. Brooklyn: 1911. Sewn binding. Unpaginated (8 pages). Program for the Brooklyn Heights Seminary Club performed at The Brooklyn Academy of Music, April 28, 1911. Featured in the program are the... (#1598) Price: $75.00

[EMBROIDERY] [DOMESTIC] Embroidered table runners or possibly edgings for drapes or curtains; with Cookery motifs. Anon. Pennsylvania: c. 1940's. Four linen strips, 42 x 8.25 inches. These decorative, hand embroidered pieces feature a poem for housewives - striving to perform in a thrifty manner. Pennsylvanian German... (#1749) Price: $285.00

The Condition, Influence, Rights and Appeal of Women, from Joseph A. Segur, Mary Wollstonecraft, Thomas. Albany, NY: The Publisher, 1845. Third Edition. Sewn binding. 17 x 11 cm. An uncommon, socially advanced reader, published in Albany in the early 19th century, consisting of selections from... (#2720) Price: $425.00

The Women Who Made New York; Art by Hallie Heald. Scelfo, Julie. Berkeley: SEAL PRESS, 2016. Hardcover. 355 pages. 23.5 x 18.5 cm. The fearless women who broke rules and created lasting legacies. Scelfo is a New York Times contributor, and former... (#1768) Price: $20.00

Sex And The Office (Article); PLAYBOY, Entertainment For Men - Summer Fun Issue. Brown, Helen Gurley. Chicago: HMH Publishing Co. Inc., July 1964. Staplebound. The hows, whys and with whoms of the business world's seduction rites. A particularly interesting 5 page article written by the author... (#1812) Price: $65.00

The Ladies Complete Manual of Home Duties; A Book of The Household. William's, Henry T. & "Daisy Eyebright" (aka Sophia Orne Johnson, nee Edwards). New York: World Manufacturing Co., 1885. Hardcover. 156 pages. 21.5 x 15 .5 cm. In an attempt to separate themselves from other Household Manuals, the authors state: "In this volume... (#2721) Price: $100.00

[WOMEN] [ART] Paintings of Illustrations of WOMEN AT WORK; READY - TO - USE. Lee, Maia Ruth. New York: Peradam, 2017. First Edition. Staplebound. 24 pages. Limited edition, 1 of 200. Maia Ruth Lee was born in Busan, Korea, and is presently part of this year's Whitney... (#2001) Price: $100.00

A Few Words In Behalf of The Loyal Women of the United States. One of Themselves (Caroline M. Kirkland). New York: Wm. C. Rryant & Co., 1863. Sewn binding. 23 pages. 23 x 14.5 cm. No. 10 in a series of 17 published by The Loyal Publication Society relating... (#2722) Price: $210.00

The Island of the Fisherwomen; Translated From The Italian by Eric Mosbacher. Maraini, Fosco. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1962. First American Edition. Hardcover. 95 pages. 23.5 x 16.5 cm. Beautifully illustrated in color and black and white photographs, Maraini carries us... (#2723) Price: $160.00

[MEDICINE] [WOMEN] [ABNORMALITIES] On the Nature of Various Substances Formed in and Discharged from the. Farre, Arthur. London: John Churchill, 1858. Sewn binding. 7 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Bound together with: Account of the History and Dissection of a Case of malformation of the Urinary Bladder... (#2040) Price: $160.00

Practical Sewing and Dressmaking; Illustrated by Elizabeth Cleves Banks. Allington, Sara May. Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. 246 pages. 24.5 x 15.5 cm. The author, Sara May Allington states in her Introduction, the importance of mastering the skill... (#2727) Price: $225.00

The Housemaid's Complete Guide and Adviser: or,; The Best and Most Easy Methods of Arranging. Sargeant, A[nne] M[arie]. London: Dean and Son, 1854. Wraps. 72 pages. 16 x 10.5 cm. An in-depth instructional guide with advice on domestic duties - morning to night, both large and small concerns... (#2163) Price: $625.00

Widow's Dower Inventory. Unknown. April 10 1801. 18.5 x 15 cm. Cream colored folded paper. List of items designated for a Widow Dower in 1801. Forty-one items of inventory written in ink and tallied... (#2733) Price: $75.00

[SCRAPBOOK] Young Woman's Photo & Scrapbook - Sterling College; Future Professor. Eastwood, Winifred. Sterling, Kansas: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1928. Hardcover. 60 pages. 20.5 x 15 cm. 1920's - 1930's. Well organized, early twentieth-century young woman's scrapbook revealing a spirited social life... (#2387) Price: $375.00

NOTHING TO WEAR:; An Episode Of Fashionable Life. Anon. [Butler, William Allen]. London: Sampson Low, Son, And Co., 1858. Cloth. 58 pages [12pp]. 16.5 x 10 cm. Appearing anonymously in Harper's Weekly in 1857, this poem is one of the most notable... (#2735) Price: $50.00