Sunshine Preferred The Philosophy of an Ordinary Woman
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 248, [1]. Bound in orange cloth with black lettering stamped on front board and spine. Slight wear to extremities; a touch of dust soiling to top edge. In the color illustrated dust jacket that shows edge-wearnotable at head and tail of spine. The $2.00 price is intact on the front flap. Rear flap is affixed with a small bookseller tag (Bullocks, Los Angeles). Very Good+ / Good+. Item #6019
First edition. The author was a child of the wide-open mining towns of the West; once Ellis was of age, she staked her own claim. Raising a family and tending to her livelihood was enough to push Ellis into a breakdown: Her writing provides insight into her life in the 1920s: sanitariums, fellow patients, and life in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Most importantly, her book reveals a dedicated effort to embrace positivity and humor in her uphill battle. In doing so, Ellis managed to transmute her experiences into literary merit.
Price: $125.00