1938 Lesbian Novel "Torchlight to Valhalla
by Gale Wilhelm
1938. [LGBTQ] Wilhelm, Gale. Torchlight to Valhalla. New York: Random House, 1938. First edition. Hard cover. 191 pages, 5" x 7.5." Considered a classic in early lesbian fiction, Torchlight to Valhalla does not exoticize the lesbian experience; rather, it explores complex same-sex relationships in the context of familial stress, friendship, and grief. Notably, the queer characters are given a happy ending--a strong deviation from other LGBT novels of the time. Dust jacket summary states: "Readers in search of the... Read More
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John Wilkes Booth Assassination Newspaper
by [John Wilkes]
The Circular, Mount Tom, May 1, 1865. A small size, 8 page newspaper from the famous Oneida Community in New York, an early "commune" in experimental living. This issue contains an article on the shooting death of assassin John Wilkes Booth. Also some other end of the war reports including the surrender of rebel guerrilla leader John Mosby. Various religiously-themed content but a bit of reporting of news of the day as well. An interesting title from this interesting... Read More
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NAACP Leader Roy Wilkins Broadside -1960s
by Roy Wilkins
NAACP Executive Director, Roy Wilkins broadside. 1969. Afro-Am Publishing Co., Inc., Chicago, Ill. Excerpts taken from Bardolph, Richard. The Negro Vanguard. New York, Vintage Edition, 1961, pp. 306, 332-333. Ebony May, 1965, pp. 134-138. Measures 14" x 11". Large portrait illustration and brief biography of civil rights activist and NAACP leader, Roy Wilkins, who joined as an executive secretary in 1931, starting his long journey in the defense of African American rights until his death in 1981. In 1955,... Read More
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Troy Female Seminary Catalogue, 1849
by Emma Willard
Catalogue of the Officers and Pupils of the Troy Female Seminary. Kneeland and Co's Steam Press: New York, 1849. Measures 5.5 x 9 inches. 32 pages. Original soft wrappers. Catalogue includes lists of faculty, students, graduates and fees as well as several pieces of student writing . Troy Female Seminary, later renamed The Emma Willard School and often called simply "Emma," was founded by Willard in 1821 in order to provide an opportunity for women to receive the same... Read More
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Troy Female Seminary Catalogue with Editorial by Emma Willard, 1871
by Emma Willard
Catalogue for the Troy Female Seminary. WM H Young and Blake: New York, 1871. Original wrappers. Catalogue contains Mrs. Emma Willard's Plan of Female Education originally published in 1818. Measures 5.75 x 9 inches. 49 pages. Catalogue includes lists of faculty, students and graduates from the year as well as committee reports and the second edition of an editorial written by Emma Willard on the future of female education. Troy Female Seminary, later renamed The Emma Willard School and... Read More
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Signed First Edition Mrs. Emma Willard and her Pupils
by Emma Willard
1898. [Women's Education] Emma Willard and her Pupils, Mrs. Russell Sage, New York, 1898. First Edition Signed by a teacher from the Willard school on front fly: "Presented to Dorothy Limm for being neither absent nor tardy during the year 1916-7 Eliza Kellas Emma Willard School." A detailed account of the life and work of a pioneer among women's education and the founder of the Troy Female Seminary. Includes a record of Pupils; Emma Willard was an American educator... Read More
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Frances E. Willard First Edition "Woman In The Pulpit": : "There can be no male and female : for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus." 1888
by Frances Willard
1888. WILLARD, Frances. Woman In The Pulpit. Boston: D Lothrop Company, 1888. First edition, Hardcover, Measures 5" x 7" inches, 173 pages. Original maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to cover and spine. Willard's arguement for a woman's place in the ministry begins on the title page, which includes a biblical quote: "There can be no male ad female : for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus." Includes letters from the Revs. Joseph Parker, T. De Witt... Read More
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Frances E. Willard First Edition: "Let Us Fling Ourselves Out Into The Thickening Battle" 1905
by Frances WILLARD
1905. WILLARD, Frances. What Frances E Willard Said. New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1905. Edited by Anna A. Gordon, a fellow American social reformer. Measures 5" x 7.5". First edition in original maroon cloth boards. 171 pages. Includes frontispiece portrait of Willard with printed signature underneath. A book of suffragist Frances E. Willard's quotations, beginning with "Let us fling ourselves out in the thickening battle; let us live the life of action, which is... Read More
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Suffragist Frances Willard Glimpses of 50 Years, First Edition
by Frances E. Willard
1889. WILLARD, Frances. Glimpses of 50 Years, the Autobiography of an American Woman. By Frances E. Willard. As published by the Woman's Temperance Publication Association, Chicago. Chicago, IL: H. J. Smith & Co., 1889. First Edition. Bound in green decorated cloth boards with gilt globes and silver title. Over 700 pages. Sized 9x6 inches. . Green linen boards are scuffed and spine, silver lettering on front cover, spine bumped ate heal and head, pages are clean no damage. Binding... Read More
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Suffragist Frances Willard Glimpses of 50 Years First Edition
by Frances E.Willard
1889. WILLARD, Frances. Glimpses of 50 Years, the Autobiography of an American Woman. By Frances E. Willard. As published by the Woman's Temperance Publication Association, Chicago. Chicago, IL: H. J. Smith & Co., 1889. First Edition. Bound in green decorated cloth boards with gilt globes and silver title. Over 700 pages. Sized 9x6 inches. . Green linen boards are scuffed and spine, silver lettering on front cover, spine bumped ate heal and head, pages are clean no damage. Binding... Read More
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Military History British Army Cavalry Doctrine Fawcett Instructions and Regulations 1797 Reform of Training and Drill
by William Fawcett. P.
1797. Fawcett, William. Instructions and Regulations for the Formations and Movements of the Cavalry 1797 establishes the standardized system of cavalry drill and maneuver adopted by the British Army at the close of the eighteenth century, forming part of the institutional reforms that shaped British military readiness during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Issued under War Office authority, the manual codifies cavalry organization, battlefield movement, and command structure at a moment when the British Army was professionalizing its... Read More
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William Lloyd Garrison, Jr. Writes about Combatting Anti-Suffrage Arguments in his Speech at Wellesley, 1897 1897
by William Lloyd Garrison; Jr.
1897. GARRISON, William Lloyd, Jr. 1 page Autograph Letter Signed and dated September 25, 1897. Addressed to Mrs. Amory. Son of the famed abolitionist, Garrison Jr. continued in his father's footsteps as both an abolition and suffrage activist. In this letter, Garrison tells his female correspondent that he "will reserve that evening [December 29th] for Wellesley. I wish I could follow the anti-suffrage speaker and take up some of his points, for I am sure he will not attempt... Read More
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Lesbianism: A Socialist-Feminist Perspective, 1973 Radical Feminist Journal
by Susan Williams
1973. [LGBTQ][Feminism] Williams, Susan. Lesbianism: A Socialist-Feminist Perspective. Seattle: Radical Women, 1973. Staple-bound pamphlet, 8.5 x 11 inches, 12 pp. in original printed wrappers. Reprint edition published by Radical Women, a socialist feminist organization based in Seattle. A foundational text of socialist lesbian feminism, this pamphlet offers a Marxist critique of sexism and homophobia, linking the oppression of lesbians to the capitalist system and calling for collective feminist and socialist struggle. Williams argues that lesbian oppression is a... Read More
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American Sports History: Signed Ted Williams Photograph Linking Baseball Achievement and Marine Corps Service
by Ted Williams
1960. Williams, Ted signed photograph, undated, documents one of Major League Baseball's defining twentieth-century hitters, whose career with the Boston Red Sox was twice interrupted by service as a United States Marine Corps pilot. Williams's public significance rests not only on his nineteen-season baseball career, two American League Most Valuable Player awards, six batting titles, and two Triple Crowns, but also on the intersection of professional athletics and military service during the World War II and Korean War eras.... Read More
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1952 Early Lesbian Pulp Novel Forbidden Passions by Wright Williams
by Wright Williams
1952. [LGBTQ pulp] Williams, Wright. Forbidden Passions. New York: Croydon Publishing, 1952. First edition mass-market softcover paperback. 128 pages. Measures about 5.25" x 7.25". The cover art features bright colors with a attractive woman in the foreground with dark hair, while a seated man looks at her from behind. The novel was originally published under the title Lust For Love. The book is noteworthy for being an early entry in the lesbian pulp genre, as it was published in... Read More
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Early Pulp Forbidden Passions 1954
by Wright Williams
1954. Williams, Wright. Forbidden Passions (Lust for Love). New York: Croyden Publishing 1954. First published under the title "Lust for Love" in 1952. Mass-market pulp paperback. 128 pages, 5.5" x 7." Following his release from a mental institution, John Westmore finds himself torn between two lovely women. In the cover art, a Betty Page lookalike stares wistfully to the side, while a man smirks in the background. Very bright colors. Some soft wrinkles at the spine, as well as... Read More
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The Territorial Slave Code Speech of Vice President Henry Wilson Argues Against the Constitutionality of Slavery 1860
by Henry Wilson
1860. Territorial Slave Code. The Honorable Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Delivered in the Senate, January 25, 1860. Washington D.C: 1860. First edition. 16 pages 9" x 5.75" inches. Removed from a large volume. Henry Wilson, a Massachusetts senator and Vice President under Ulysses Grant, was an outspoken abolitionist. In this speech, Wilson argues against the constitutionality of slavery in response to Albert Gallatin Brown's speech arguing that slaves, as property, should be subject to the same protections in the... Read More
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The Territorial Slave Code Speech of Vice President Henry Wilson Argues Against the Constitutionality of Slavery 1860
by Henry Wilson
1860. Territorial Slave Code. The Honorable Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Delivered in the Senate, January 25, 1860. Washington D.C: 1860. First edition. 40 pages 9" x 5.75" inches. Removed from a large volume. Henry Wilson was a Massachusetts senator and Vice President under Ulysses Grant. who championed the abolitionist cause. In this speech, Wilson argues against the constitutionality of slavery , for if allowed, then slaves can be brought into the territories. It is a response to Albert Gallatin... Read More
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These measures all point to one conclusion, that motherhood is a crime. The woman who is guilty of it, unless...she is rich and independent, shall not eat bread for six months thereafter" 1874
by Lucy Wilson
1874. [Women Employment] Lucy Wilson. "Women and Legislation." Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights. June 20, 1874. Original paper wrappers. 4 pages. First edition. 8 1/2 x 5 in. A Letter addressed to the Editors of the Leeds Mercury. "These measures all point to one conclusion, that motherhood is a crime. The woman who is guilty of it, unless...she is rich and independent, shall not eat bread for six months thereafter, or twelve, as the House may... Read More
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Psychological Study Normalizing Homosexuality and Transvestism titled "Sexual Variations" 1980
by Chris Gosselin; Glen Wilson
1980. [Crossdressing] [LGBTQ] Gosselin, Chris and Wilson, Glen. Sexual Variations: Fetishism, Sadomasochism, Transvestism. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First American edition. 191 pages. Original tan boards with red clothbound spine, authors, title, and publisher stamped on spine in silver. Original dustjacket with black and pink text on a tan background with silver borders. This 1980 book presents findings on human sexuality from studies by psychologists Chris Gosselin, PhD and Glen Wilson, PhD. Gosselin and Wilson draw from interviews,... Read More
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President Wilson Wants Woman Suffrage, 1917
by Woodrow Wilson
1917. [Women's Suffrage] What President Wilson Says. New York: New York State Woman Suffrage Party, 1917. Pamphlet never folded. 7 x 9.5 in. Pro-Woman suffrage pamphlet with photo portrait of President Wilson on the front, below the title "What President WIlson Says". The interior portion has the headline "President Wilson Wants Woman Suffrage," and below 4 quotes and extracts from President Woodrow Wilson's speeches and writings to political bodies and suffrage groups. He writes to suffragist leader Carrie Chapman... Read More
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Women Voters Vote Against Wilson He Opposes National Woman Suffrage
by Woodrow Wilson
1916. Women Voters Vote Against Wilson He Opposes National Woman Suffrage, 1916, a political broadside issued by the National Woman's Party during the presidential election campaign urging enfranchised women in western states to leverage their ballots in support of a federal suffrage amendment. Addressed to the approximately four million women who had secured voting rights in states including Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, California, Arizona, Kansas, Oregon, Montana, and Nevada, the text calls upon them to vote against President... Read More
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Henry Winkler Manuscripts & Autographs
by Henry Winkler
Actor best known for his role as "The Fonz" on Happy Days. Signed Check, on Stacey and Henry Winkler heading. Signed in green, "Henry Winkler". In excellent condition.
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One of the Earliest Lesbian Plays "Girls in Uniform", Spanish Language Pulp ca. 1931
by Christa Winsloe
1931. [LGBTQ] Winsloe, Christa. Muchachas de Uniforme con ilustraciones de la pelicula (Girls in Uniform with illustrations of the film). Spanish version by Th. Scheppelmann. Illustrations distributed by Exclusives Huet. Barcelona: Editorial Juventud, S.A., n.d. 104 pages total, including 8 pages of photograph movie stills from the 1931 German film, Madchen in Uniform. 9.5" x 7" softcover pictorial wrappers, featuring an image of Hertha Theile and the headmaster of the school. Although the book itself is often listed as... Read More
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LGBTQ+ History Lesbian Feminist Periodical Hot Wire Documenting Women's Music and Cultural Activism in Chicago 1988 to 1994
by Hot Wire
1988. Armstrong Jr., Toni L. (ed.). Hot Wire: The Journal of Women's Music and Culture (1988-1994) documents lesbian feminist cultural production through coverage of music, performance, publishing, and community organizing during the late twentieth century. Produced in Chicago, the periodical established a platform for lesbian artists, activists, and writers at a time when independent feminist media sustained networks of communication outside mainstream publishing. The journal includes interviews, essays, and reports on women's music festivals, lesbian performance, and feminist enterprises,... Read More
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