Sale 2607 - Lot 190

Sale 2607 - Lot 190
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May 29, 2022

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Sale 2607 - Lot 190

Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300

Women at Work.
Three Early 20th Century Novels by Female Authors.

Including:

1) Dorothy Richardson's (b. 1882) The Long Day, the Story of a New York Working Girl as Told by Herself, New York: The Century Co., 1905, first edition, octavo, bound in publisher's green cloth with pictorial vignette, published anonymously;

2) Edna Ferber's (1885-1968) Roast Beef Medium, the Business Adventures of Emma McChesney, New York: Frederick A. Stokes, March, 1913, first edition, octavo, illustrated with twenty-seven plates by James Montgomery Flagg, bound in publisher's green cloth with embossed titling on front board and spine;

3) The Girl from Woolworths novelized by Karen Brown [spelled "Broun" on title page], illustrated with scenes from the film starring Alice White, New York: Efrus & Bennet, Inc., 1929, octavo, publisher's red cloth, a somewhat well-loved copy, last leaf detached. (3)

The Long Day tells the story of a working-class girl from a small town who moves to New York City. She works in a number of industries in the city, including fabricating boxes, making artificial flowers, sewing, and finally finds work as a typist. Working conditions are dire, and shifts are twelve hours a day. For this, our protagonist earns a few dollars a day.

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