![]() Regarded as a champion of human freedom, she was a prolific author with over three hundred books and pamphlets to her credit. Annie Besant (1847-1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism. EXCEEDINGLY RARE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THIS EDUCATIONAL MANUAL, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Provenance: Wigan Public Library (paper label to front pastedown with printed presentation, signed and dated April 1884 by the author blind stamps to folding plate and title-page, shelf-mark stamp to verso of title-page). Even light browning internally, light dust-soiling to title-page and outer margins, occasional minor dump-soiling, one detached plate placed in slip pocket at inner rear board. ![]() Original publisher's blindstamped red cloth, upper board lettered in black, original yellow endpapers, folding plate in pocket (spine and inner upper hinge repaired, spine ends scuffed, boards soiled and spotted). ![]()
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