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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