Djuna Barnes / Ladies Almanack [With Prospectus] / 1st ed 1928 VG condition

Description: 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 [Offered with Prospectus] Author: Djuna Barnes Title: 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 [Offered with Prospectus] Publication: Paris: Printed for the Author, and sold by Edward W. Titus, 4 rue Delambre, at the sign of the Black Manikin, 1928 Description: Very Good. Paris: Printed for the Author, and sold by [Edward W. Titus, 4 rue Delambre, at the sign of the Black Manikin], 1928. First Edition, limited issue of 1050 copies, this being #56. Quarto. 84, [4]pp. Woodcuts by Barnes, done in an Elizabethan style. Illustrated wraps. Laid in prospectus; 4pp.; illus. Publisher information redacted and supplied by OCLC. Light wear and soiling, chipped at spine ends with loss to top of spine. Binding sound. Spotting to preliminaries; many gatherings uncut; interior else unmarked. A Very Good copy of Barnes' picaresque fantasy centering around Natalie Barney's predominantly lesbian social circle. Told in a bawdy Rabelaisian style and full of wordplay, the work features and lampoons, pseudonymously, Radclyffe Hall, Janet Flanner, Solita Solano, and Mina Loy, among others. "Ladies Almanack" was published the same year as Hall's "The Well of Loneliness," Woolf's "Orlando," and several other works , leading scholar Susan S. Lanser to call 1928 "the literal and metonymic high point of sapphic modernism." Even from this high point of queer modernism, "Ladies Almanack" stands out, with the NYU Press calling it "the most audacious Lesbian text of its time." Uncommon in retail. References: Susan S. Lanser. "1928: Sapphic Modernity and the Sexuality of History," in "Modernism/Modernity," Volume 1, Cycle 3.Brian Glavey. "Modernity and Other Nocturnal Distempers" in "Modernism/Modernity," Volume 1, Cycle 3. Seller ID: 31136 Subject: Fiction, First Editions, Illustrators, LGBTQ+, Women Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore located on historic Capitol Hill in Washington DC, with three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books. [Note: Our online inventory is stored and managed at a separate location from at our brick and mortar shop. If you have a question about an item listed online, please send a direct message here rather than calling the store so that we can make sure someone familiar with the item in question can respond.] Terms Books described only as First Editions are First Printings unless otherwise specified. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available (please contact for estimates). We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 1850 USD

Location: Washington, District Of Columbia

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