[Rarebooks] FS: May Sarton's copies of first editions by Ashley Montagu, three inscribed to her by Montagu

[Charles Agvent]

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1.   MONTAGU, Ashley [SARTON, May]. ON BEING HUMAN. New York: Henry 
Schuman, (1950). First Edition. Poet May Sarton's copy with an 
inscription to her on the front endpaper: "To May/You see, there is 
still/hope for such as we are!/RWB/For May 3, 1950." We do not know who 
"RWB" is. Laid in is a card from the 1996 auction of Sarton's estate. 
Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper.             $35.00	

2.   MONTAGU, Ashley [SARTON, May]. TOUCHING: THE HUMAN SIGNIFICANCE OF 
THE SKIN. New York & London: Columbia University Press, 1971. First 
Edition. Poet May Sarton's copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to 
her on the front endpaper: "To May/with love/from/Ashley/4 Aug 73." Near 
Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper.                $100.00	

3.   MONTAGU, Ashley and MATSON, Floyd [SARTON, May]. THE DEHUMANIZATION 
OF MAN. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1983). First Edition. Poet 
May Sarton's copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to her on the front 
endpaper: "For May with love/from/Ashley." Near Fine in a Near Fine 
dustwrapper.                            $100.00	

4.   MONTAGU, Ashley [SARTON, May]. GROWING YOUNG. New York: McGraw-Hill 
Book Company, (1981). First Edition. Poet May Sarton's copy INSCRIBED 
and SIGNED by the author to her on the front endpaper: "To May/with 
love/from/Ashley." In addition there is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) 
from Montagu to Sarton dated 18 January 1984. In full: "I hope you are 
well--even tho' the world isn't, and the arctic weather adds to the 
chill. I send you this book in the hope that it will cheer you up!" Near 
Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper.                 $125.00	

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