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WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary (1759-1797). A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. London: J. Johnson, 1792.
First edition, an uncut copy, of a seminal work in the history of feminism. ‘As well as being a classic of Enlightenment philosophy, it is probably the earliest sustained philosophical argument for gender equality in English’ (Berges, The Routledge Guidebook, 2013, p.x). ESTC T50903; PMM 242.
Octavo (228 x 130mm). (Scattered spotting and browning, roughly opened with a few short associated marginal tears, one just into headline.) 20th-century antique-style half calf preserving contemporary boards and pastedowns, uncut. Provenance: George Lillie Craik (Scottish writer and critic, 1798-1866; bookplate).
First edition, an uncut copy, of a seminal work in the history of feminism. ‘As well as being a classic of Enlightenment philosophy, it is probably the earliest sustained philosophical argument for gender equality in English’ (Berges, The Routledge Guidebook, 2013, p.x). ESTC T50903; PMM 242.
Octavo (228 x 130mm). (Scattered spotting and browning, roughly opened with a few short associated marginal tears, one just into headline.) 20th-century antique-style half calf preserving contemporary boards and pastedowns, uncut. Provenance: George Lillie Craik (Scottish writer and critic, 1798-1866; bookplate).
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