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A fresh example of this striking and scarce broadside. The text like- ly originated from one of Gilman’s popular lecture tours, and it was first published simultaneously in three different newspapers on 25 January 1920: the Atlanta Constitution , the Montgomery Adviser , and the San Francisco Chronicle . For the latter it constituted the front page of the magazine section (an example of which also exists at the Schlesing- er): it is possible, therefore, that the plates from its newspaper ap- pearance were used to create this broadside for private sale during her lectures. In this broadside, Gilman presents both a condensed version of her argument for economic equality among the sexes (first fully expounded in her landmark work Women and Economics , 1898), as well as a celebration of the radical advancements already happening for women, as by 1920, the time of this publication, American wom- an had won the vote. “So persuasive did her readers find her calls for progressive changes in sexual relations that Charlotte was hailed as the brains of the woman’s movement and Women in Economics as ‘the outstanding book on Feminism’ and as ‘the book of the age’ . . . Most remarkable of all from a biographical standpoint is Charlotte’s daring proposal of an economic solution to women’s existential and marital problems” (Davis, p. 202). An exceptional Gilman rarity, with no recorded appearances at auction; it is not catalogued separately in OCLC, though we note a single example held in the collection of Gilman’s papers at the Schlesinger Library. Schlesinger Library: Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860–1935. Papers, 1846–1961, Folder 1o. Printed articles, 1891–1926, n.d., seq. 13–14. See Allen, Judith A., The Feminism of Charlotte Perkins Gilman , University of Chicago Press, 2009, p. 401; Davis, Cynthia, Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A Biography , Stanford University Press, 2010; Finn, Michelle, A Modern Necessity: Feminism, Popular Culture, and American Womanhood, 1920–1948 , PhD thesis, University of Rochester NY, 2012, p. 170. £7,500 [125458] 75 GOUDGE, Elizabeth. The Little White Horse. London: University of London Press Ltd, 1946 Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine in gilt, unicorn vignette to front cover in gilt, map endpapers. With the pictorial dust jacket. Colour frontis-
piece and 3 colour plates, black and white illustrations in the text by C. Wal- ter Hodges. Spine gently rolled, slight ghosting through the jacket to spine, minor rubbing to spine ends and tips, touch of scattered foxing to edges and endpapers; a very good copy in the well-preserved jacket with lightly toned spine, ends very slightly chipped, else bright, a little rubbing to extremities. first edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title, “For Norah, with love from Elizabeth, Christmas 1946”. The Little White Horse was awarded the Library Association’s Carnegie Medal in the year of publication, and in 2011 J. K. Rowl- ing described it as her favourite childhood book, saying “the tone is perfect; a seamless mix of the fairy-tale and the real . . . which delighted me beyond words as a child” ( Words with JAM , June 2011, p. 7). Inscribed copies of Goudge’s works are uncommon. £2,250 [129540] 76 (GRAHAM, Martha.) ARMITAGE, Merle (ed.) Martha Graham. Los Angeles: Auditorium Building, November 1937 Octavo. Original grey cloth, titles to spine and front board in black, photo- graphically illustrated pastedowns. Designs in the text, and full page photo- graphic illustrations. Illustrated bookplate to front pastedown, ink owner- ship stamp to top edge, 1946 ink gift inscription to front free endpaper. Mild toning to spine panel, very light rubbing to ends and corners, sound and internally clean, excellent condition. first edition, inscribed by the dancer on the half-title, “Best wishes, Martha Graham”. This retrospective of the explosive first decade in the career of dancer Martha Graham (1894–1991) was published in an edition of 1,000 copies. Martha Graham has been described as the Picasso, the Stravinsky, and the Frank Lloyd Wright of dance, and her Graham technique is still taught worldwide. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House, and to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The book collects commentary by numerous luminaries of the performing arts, as well as a large selection of photographs, and some 15 pages of striking quotations from Graham herself. £1,500 [117237]
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