The Beacon Book of Essays by Contemporary American Women by Wendy Martin (Edited by) - 1996

Boston: Beacon Press, 1996. BM5 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Sandra Cisneros, Dani Shapiro, Terry Tempest Williams, on their respective page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, small patch chipped on the front lower left side, some light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, small patch scraped on the bottom edge of the front fixed endpaper, light crease on the first few pages, some light discoloration and shelf wear. With editorial assistance of Thomas Allen, Kimberly Cortner, Rochelle Johnson, and Jamie Marchant. Contributions by Marcia Aldrich, Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sandra Cisneros, Carolyn Coman, Linda Katherine Cutting, Joan Didion, Annie Dillard, Kathy Dobie, Susan Faludi, Anne Taylor Fleming, Betty Friedan, Felicita Garcia, Mary Gordon, Linda Hogan, Bell Hooks, Leanne Howe, Ursula K. Le Guin, Nancy Mairs, Mary McCarthy, Margaret Mead, Nancy K. Miller, Barbara Mor, Cherrie Moraga, Toni Morrison, Shana Penn, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Adrienne Rich, May Sarton, Dani Shapiro, Jane Shapiro, Jane Slaughter, Gloria Steinem, Amy Tan, Alice Walker, Patricia J. Williams, Terry Tempest Williams. 9.5"x6.5", 310 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.