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The Stein Printing Co., 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second printing (a month after the first printing); 5 1/2" x 81/2"; pp. [10], 1-154 including text to last page; original blue pebbled boards; gilt title and decorations; minor wear; near fine. Signed by author on first free page. An interesting treatise on salesmanship in the 40s and 50s in the midst of tremendous technological development.

New York: Far East Reporter / Maud Russell Publisher, 1969. First edition; 5.5 x 8; stapled pictorial wraps illustrated in the Cultural Revolution style; small cut to head of spine; faint creasing; mimeographed text; very good.A compilation of materials benefiting feminists in the United States.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1879. Hardcover. First American edition; 5 1/2 x 7 3/4; pp. [9], iv-xxi, [2], 2-332, [2]; original green cloth over boards; embossed gilt decoration and title; two small spots to spine, else minor rubbing to covers, corners, and tips of spine; frontis plate a bit wrinkled along margins, else pages clean and bright; illustrated with numerous fold-out engraved plates; very good to near fine.Viktor Rydberg, a Swedish writer, journalist, and poet, has been described as "Sweden's last Romantic." He was also active in politics, supporting the Peasant's Party in 1870s and advocating for a language reform through elimination of foreign words. The original first edition of 'Roman Days' was published in 1877 after Rydberg's prolonged visit to Italy. The book encompassed series of essays on Italian culture, archaeology, and history with chapters on Peter and Paul, antique statues, the Roman emperors, etc.

London : S.D. Frances, 1940. Hardcover. Limited, signed, first edition [this copy #363 of 2000]; 5 x 7 1/2; pp. 152; brick red cloth over boards with gilt title; beige DJ printed in brown; book with minor rubbing to corners and tips of spine; very good to near fine; jacket with a few small nicks to corners, in about very good condition. Signed by author on limitation page.A progressive work for its time, the book focuses on the subjects of puberty, moralities, economic emancipation of women, birth control, etc.