[Rarebooks] FS: 4 by Ashley Montagu, May Sarton's Copies with Inscriptions and 1 Letter, all for one price

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All 4 for $200 postpaid NET media mail in the U.S.

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. (#015273)        $100.00

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. (#015274)        $125.00

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. (#015271)        $35.00

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. (#015272) $100.00
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