The most elusive of the A Room of One's Own first editions, printed in the United States from sheets supplied by Harcourt Brace in an unknown but very small edition, estimated at approximately 250 copies. This Rare Canadian first edition was issued in 1932, 3 years after the first British edition published by Hogarth Press. A Room of One's Own is Woolf's extended essay arguing that women need financial independence and personal space to write and create freely, blending literary criticism, history, and feminist theory.

Fair Condition. Blue cloth with faded lettering to spine. Cracking to both hinges, causing boards to be slightly shaky. Notable pencil markings to front end paper. Binding is firm and pages are lightly tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with some bumping to corners and fraying. Stain to spine tail and top edge of front board. 

Moody Street Irregulars was an American periodical devoted to Jack Kerouac’s life, legacy, and the wider cultural impact of the Beat Generation, as well as an attempt by editors Joy Walsh and Ana Pine to keep the aesthetics and sensibilities of the Beat movement alive. It ran from 1978 until 1992. In this edition there are various poems submitted to the magazine concerning the character of Kerouac, the Beat scene, and the post-Beat era. Cult-like publications such as this no doubt characterised and preserved the mythological presence of Kerouac. One of the notable poets included in this anthology is Tom Clark, known for his biographies of Beat writers like Kerouac.

A genuinely scarce and heartfelt anthology of independent poets eulogising the god of their idolatry, Kerouac. Illustrated.

Very Good condition. Paper covers with staple binding. Binding is firm. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed. Covers are good with light tanning and foxing to edges. Slight scuffing to corners and edges. 

Description:

A scarce mid seventeenth century theological and social treatise, first published in 1645 and here enlarged in the second edition. Torshell, chaplain to the household of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Charles I, develops a learned defence of women within a firmly Protestant moral framework. Drawing on scripture and classical exempla he argues for the intellectual and spiritual capacities of women while emphasising piety and virtue as their true glory. Particularly interesting for its early interest in the progress of women.

Samuel Torshell (1604-1650) started his career as a preacher in London and by 1632 he became rector of Banbury in Cheshire.

Condition:

Fair Condition. Full bound in 20th century faux leather with gilt titles and date to spine. Page ii (contents page 1) is absent but otherwise the book is complete. Contents page iii & iiii are slightly cropped at gutter. Cracking to front and rear hinge causing gathering L to the rear to be loose. Markings to title page. Pages are tanned. Boards are clean with slight creasing to spine edges.