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THE ADVANCE OF WOMAN: From the Earliest Times to the Present
by Christie, Jane Johnstone
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Review copy, with the publisher's slip tipped in on the front flyleaf. From the library of journalist Elizabeth Brough (1867-1943), with her signature to the front flyleaf. Brough employed the pen name Helen Dare, and was a feature writer for several San Francisco newspapers, including the Call, Examiner, and Chronicle. "...a subtle contribution to the suffragette propaganda - a sustained, consecutive, exhaustive argument for woman's rights - but not along familiar oratorical and emotional lines. On the contrary, it is calmly scientific and historical, leaving the reader to be startled by facts, not language, and, in tracing the history of woman 'from the earliest times to the present,' it makes a study of her in nature and society straight through from the protoplasm to the woman of today in all her variety" - from a November 24, 1912 review in the San Francisco Chronicle, which may have been written by Brough. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt stamping. Light offsetting to the front endpaper from a period newspaper clipping (still present). Mild wear to the corners and tips; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70204
- Title
- THE ADVANCE OF WOMAN: From the Earliest Times to the Present
- Author
- Christie, Jane Johnstone
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- Women's Studies, Women's Suffrage, Feminism, Sexuality, Gender Roles
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Publisher's Slip
- A piece of paper from the publisher included in an advance review copy or an uncorrected proof copy of a book. A publisher's...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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