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(SUSAN B. ANTHONY) — IDA HUSTED HARPER. THE LIFE & WORK OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY. INSCRIBED, 2 VOLS. 1899
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5,000 - 7,000 USD
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描述
- The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony. Indianapolis and Kansas City: The Bowen Merrill Company, 1899
2 volumes in 8s (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.; 248 x 165 mm). 48 half-tone plates, numerous autograph facsimiles in text; light dampstaining to fore-edges in vol. 1, inscribed flyleaf in volume 2 detached. Publisher's vertical ribbed green cloth, gilt emblem of Anthony in profile on upper covers, spines lettered gilt, top edges gilt; hinges cracked, spines lightly faded. In a linen clamshell box.
來源
James B. Pond (gift inscriptions on front free endpapers, bookplate on front pastedowns) — Yvonne Shartren (bookplates on front pastedowns) — Elly and Jock Elliott (Sotheby's New York, 21 June 2007, lot 17)
Condition
2 volumes in 8s (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.; 248 x 165 mm). 48 half-tone plates, numerous autograph facsimiles in text; light dampstaining to fore-edges in vol. 1, inscribed flyleaf in volume 2 detached. Publisher's vertical ribbed green cloth, gilt emblem of Anthony in profile on upper covers, spines lettered gilt, top edges gilt; hinges cracked, spines lightly faded. In a linen clamshell box.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
拍品資料及來源
First edition, both volumes inscribed by Susan B. Anthony to American lecture manager, James B. Pond. Volume 1 is inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Yes indeed you shall have | the pen-tracks of memory of the | olden days, with the best wishes for | the present and future vouchsafe to you and | your good wife of | your sincere friend & coworker | Susan B. Anthony | Rochester, N. Y. | July 30, 1900." The inscription in the second volume is couched in stronger feminist language: "With one entire half of the | citizens of this Republic still | disenfranchised — there is plenty | of room for heroic souls and | their most earnest & combined | efforts to bring our government into | harmony with its grand theory of Equal | Rights for all —at least so thinks | Your old friend | Susan B. Anthony | Rochester, N. Y. | July 30, 1900."
James Pond also counted among his clients Samuel Clemens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry M. Stanley, and Henry Ward Beecher. In his 1900 reminiscences, Eccentricities of Genius, Pond described Anthony as "one of the ablest women orators." His close relationship with Anthony suggests that Pond was a strong supporter of the women's suffrage movement, as he had been of the abolitionist movement. His abilities as a lecture manager enabled the suffragists to carry their message throughout the country.
James Pond also counted among his clients Samuel Clemens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry M. Stanley, and Henry Ward Beecher. In his 1900 reminiscences, Eccentricities of Genius, Pond described Anthony as "one of the ablest women orators." His close relationship with Anthony suggests that Pond was a strong supporter of the women's suffrage movement, as he had been of the abolitionist movement. His abilities as a lecture manager enabled the suffragists to carry their message throughout the country.