Portage, Wisconsin; And Other Essays
Gale, Zona
From Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 9 May 2012
From Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 9 May 2012
About this Item
8vo. [13], 4-214, [4] pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine; brown topstain. Price of $2.50 on the reverse of the jacket. Publisher's cancel after the dedication page. Illustrated by a woodcut frontispiece and a full-page portrait of one of the subjects of the essays. Jacket woodcut by Richard Bennett. Women in Wisconsin, "Zona Gale". A collection of essays from an early feminist figure, who made her home in south-central Wisconsin. Zona Gayle was a playwright and author who served as a mentor and friend to fellow Wisconsin author and feminist Margery Latimer. After graduating from UW-Madison in 1895, she worked as one of Milwaukee's first female newspaper reporters. A nice copy of Gale's first book of essays. A Near Fine book with minor foxing to the preliminaries and boards' edges; dust jacket is Very Good+ with minor edge wear and a bit of toning to the spine panel and the front fold. Seller Inventory # 00009450
Bibliographic Details
Title: Portage, Wisconsin; And Other Essays
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Publication Date: 1928
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Edition: First edition.
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