by Charlotte Perkins [Gilman] Stetson
Second edition in book form, signed by the author with a fantastic inscription
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1901. Second edition in book form. Signed by Charlotte Perkins Stetson [Gilman] with a fantastic inscription on the front free endpaper, "Here is a little nightmare--nothing like as well [?] as your immortal kittens! With admiration and esteem for O., P, + H. [signed] Charlotte Perkins Gilman".
Bound in publisher's decorated paper-covered boards decorated in yellow and lettered black. Very Good with with a hairline crack to the bottom portion of the front spine joint (still holding well) and what appears to be a glue repair to the top end. Rubbing to edges, wear to spine ends, tanning to pages.
This story was originally published in New England Magazine in 1892, and first in book form in 1899. It's considered an important early work in American feminism, particularly for it's illustration of attitudes toward the mental and physical health of women in the 19th century. Signed copies are incredibly scarce, especially those with such wonderful inscriptions.