Catalog 177

(Brooklyn), (Women's Action Alliance), (1975). Edited and introduced by Deena Peterson, this is a guide to resources available to women, broken out by category, from abortion to employment, family to film, etc., with accompanying reading lists. With a foreword by Gloria Steinem, defining both feminism and the need for feminism and, yes, ridiculously relevant 50 years later. Small owner name on title page; small date stamp on the front cover; one lower corner crease and mild sunning; still near fine in wrappers. [#036653] $125

NY, Vantage, (1956). A vanity press account of a woman born in 1885, the 7th of 10 children, who lived nearly eight decades in Oregon, Washington in Idaho, with a series of 4 husbands. Nearly 300 pages of hardship, beginning at the time of the Indian wars in the late 19th century up to the 1960s. Signed by the author. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with modest rubbing and some minor discoloration to the rear panel. Vanity press books are in general very scarce, as the publishers are paid for printing them and usually do not spend money marketing them; they are, in effect, privately printed by their authors. An uncommon first person account. [#036654] $250

Boston, D.C. Heath, (1929). A volume presenting basketball as an avenue for developing physical, mental, social, and moral qualities in young women. Complete with suggestions on teaching methods; warm up drills; techniques for passing and shooting; offense and defense; the character of coaches and officials; the structure of practices and competition; and an appendix diagramming 60 plays. Inscribed by the author: "Nellie, You've been an inspiration to the basketball class and I've enjoyed having you in it. Let's always keep the standards of girls basketball high." Recipient's signature on both pastedowns; light foxing to endpages; modest staining to the boards, more so on the rear board. A very good copy, lacking a dust jacket. [#036608] $450

(Reston), National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, (1991). A comprehensive history of the first hundred years of women's basketball, ending at what now appears to be the cusp of a new era: post-Title-IX, with women's professional leagues on the horizon, and the superstars of that era firmly fixed in the pantheon (with some still acting as commentators and analysts today, if not still playing). Warmly inscribed in 2000 by co-editor Joan Hult. Only issued in wrappers. Near fine. [#036568] $200