Ladies Almanack: showing their Signs and their Tides; their Moons and their Changes; the Seasons as it is with them; their Eclipses and Equinoxes; as well as a full Record of diurnal and nocturnal Distempers. Written & Illustrated by a Lady of Fashion

Paris: Printed for the Author, and Sold by Edward W. Titus, 1928. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, one of 40 numbered copies signed by Djuna Barnes and with illustrations hand-colored; Barnes has replaced the reference to Edward W. Titus on the title page in red ink, correcting the publication information to read "... Sold by the Author." Bound in publisher's flexible hand-colored illustrated vellum wrappers with 22 illustrations, also hand-colored. Near Fine with skillful restoration to spine ends, slight tanning to edges and foxing throughout. Barne's brazen lesbian novel accompanied by her enchanting emblem-like illustrations. A seamless blend (truncated) of myth and Rabelaisan ambiguity the playful work explores sensual love and friendship between uncompromising women. Messerli A3. (Inventory #: 140947816)