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Barnes, Djuna (1892-1982) 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.
Paris: Printed for the Author, and Sold by Edward W. Titus, 4 Rue Delambre at the sign of the Black Manikin, [printed by Imprimerie Darantiere at Dijon], 1928.
Limited edition, copy number 679 of 1,050 copies, without coloring; with Titus imprint intact; publisher's paper wrappers, somewhat fragmentary glassine wrappers present, mostly unopened, some foxing to fore-edges, 9 x 7 1/4 in.
Barnes's lesbian roman à clef features a saintly heroine (modeled by the author on herself) who offers practical help to the women of her circle in need of support.
