A Ragged Register: Of People Places and Opinions
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1879. Hardcover. An uncommon first edition of this interesting study of book selling, buying, and more in the nineteenth century. The author, Anna Elizabeth Dickinson was an American orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights, Dickinson was the first woman to give a political address before the United States Congress. [Wikipedia] Bound in dark brown cloth with the titlel, replica of the author's signature and illustration of text pages on the cover.Titling in gilt to the spine. Previous owner's signature in pencil to free endpaper. Light discoloration to the blank bottom of the last page. Very good condition. Measure5 x 7 inches. 286 pages. American State History?080526. Very Good.
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Price: $75.00