171. Tsui, Bonnie.

She Went to the Field: Women Soldiers of the Civil War.

Guilford / Helena, Twodot, 2003. 15.4cm x 23.5cm. X, 149 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

172. [Turquet, Suzanne].

Suite Du Récit d’Une Petite Fille de Quatorze Ans, Réfugée Française Pendant La Guerre.

Première Edition Originale. Angers, Chez E. Barasse, 1872. Small Octavo. 254 pages. Hardcover / Original 19th century half-leather with gilt lettering on spine. Binding slightly rubbed but overall in very good condition with some signs of external wear. Few pages with some markings. From the library of the Meade – Family in Ballymartle (near Kinsale in West Cork, Ireland) / Signed by Elizabeth Meade.

173. Tyler, Anne.

Tumble Tower. Pictures by Mitra Modarressi.

New York, Orchard Books, 1993. 26.5cm x 22.5cm. 29 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by the author and the illustrator.

174. Van der Berg, Laura.

What The World Will Look Like When All The Water Leaves Us.

Advance Reader Copy. Westland, MI, Dzanc Books, 2009. 14 x 21.5cm. 205 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition, as new.

175. Walker, Dorothy [Dorothy Cole / John Montague].

Requiem.

Dublin, Antiquarian Bookcrafts, 1993. 21.5 cm x 29 cm. 14 pages. Original Softcover, Hand-stitched and bound by Antiquarian Bookcrafts. Deckled edges. Signed / Inscribed by author Dorothy Cole and dated on January 16th, 1994. Cover stained ! Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear; clean and bright inside. Printed in a limited edition of 100 copies of which this is number 60. Very Scarce document of Dorothy Cole’s love for art and poetry, citing a line from John Montague: “‘Like Dolmens round my Childhood, the old people”. The publication is further elevated by the fact that Patrick Scott designed the blindstamped cover and overall presentation of this book.

176. Ward, Rachel.

Women, unionism and loyalism in Northern Ireland – From ‘tea-makers’ to political actors.

Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 2006. 24 cm. xii, 196 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

177. Warner, Marina.

Signs & Wonders, Essays on Literature and Culture.

London, Chatto & Windus, 2003. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. XII, 516 pages. Jacket photo – Chris Stammers. Author Photo – Elke Bock. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

178. [Westmacott, C.M.] / [Lady Mary Wortley Montagu].

The Gazette of Fashion, and Magazine of The Fine Arts and Belle Lettres, dedicated by permission to His Royal Highness the Duke of York [With the rare Portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and an early case of “Musical Copyright” discussed on page 137]. Published in weekly, monthly and wuarterly parts. Composed of Original Papers and Music, with Reviews of Literature in General. Illustrated with numerous Engravings, Portraits of Eminent Persons and Subjects connected with Fashion and the Fine Arts.

Two Parts in one Volume (First half year from January to July, 1822). London, Published for C.M.Westmacott, by Hoffmann, 1822. Quarto (20 cm x 27 cm). Portrait-Frontispiece, 214, Portrait Frontispiece, 208 pages plus Index for both quarterly parts with listing of all engravings, scores of original pieces of music, portraits, engravings of the latest, “newest” Parisian Costumes etc. Original Hardcover / 19th – century half leather with gilt lettering on spine. With 11 instead of 23 full-page illustrations of which some included are not called for and others seem to have never been part of the collection. Some minor signs of wear only, a few very faint signs of foxing, a little dusty endpapers but especially the text and illustrations all in generally very good or even better condition with some minor signs of wear only. Extremely Rare !

179. Wilkinson, Mrs (Annie Margaret).

A Lady’s Life and Travels in Zululand and the Transvaal During Cetewayo’s Reign – Being The African Letters and Journals of the Late Mrs Wilkinson.

London, J.T Hayes, 1882. 13 cm x 19 cm. VIII, 264 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Name of preowner on endpaper in ink: “J. Babington Jones – June 1894” [possibly Julian Babington Jones]. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean.

180. Wilson, Sarah [Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Spencer-Churchill].

South African Memories – Social, Warlike and Sporting, From Diaries Written at the Time. With a Photogravure of Lady Wilson.

London, Edward Arnold. 1909. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XII, 331 pages. 20 illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt letter and design on front board. Gilt top edge. Deckled edges. Good condition only with some stronger signs of external wear. Board corners bumped. Tear to cloth at front hinge of spine but binding still firm and strong. Interior bright and clean and the bookblock tight and complete with all illustrations. Excellent Provenance: With tiny – bookplate: “The Times” – Book Club – Oxford Street, London.