Indianapolis: [vols. I and II:] The Bowden-Merrill Company, 1898-9, [vol. III:] The Hollenbeck Press, 1908. A thorough chronicle of Susan B. Anthony's life, social circle, and activist career in the women's suffrage movement, written by her colleague. . Publisher's green cloth, gilt portrait of Susan B. Anthony stamped on covers, gilt lettering on spines. 3 volumes, octavo. . Frontispieces, plates, portraits. Many portraits throughout of Anthony and her colleagues along with reproductions of handwritten letters. 1916 library bookplates. Some wear on spines, rubbing on corners, and foxing on endpapers. Stains on back of volume one and cover of volume three. Hinges starting to crack but all three volumes are very sound. A good set. Ida Husted Harper (1851-1931) was born in Fairfield Township, Indiana and studied at Indiana University. She worked as an educator, a prolific journalist, and a newspaper editor, and advocated for women's suffrage through her lectures, writings, and as a chair of the International Council of Women. Harper was a colleague of Susan B. Anthony, with whom she wrote the six-volume History of Woman Suffrage

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Bookseller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16655
Title: The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony
Author: Harper, Ida Husted
Format/Binding: Publisher's green cloth, gilt portrait of Susan B. Anthony stamped on covers, gilt lettering on spines
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: A thorough chronicle of Susan B. Anthony's life, social circle,
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: [vols. I and II:] The Bowden-Merrill Company, 1898-9, [vol. III:] The Hollenbeck Press, 1908.
Place of Publication: Indianapolis:
Pages: xxiv, 513; xi, [3] pp. 515, 1116; xvi, [2], pp. 1111-1633.
Size: 3 volumes, octavo.
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...