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Limited Ed. Julia Ward Howe Biography with AMS

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Limited Ed. Julia Ward Howe Biography with AMS
<B>Limited Edition Julia Ward Howe Biography with Autograph Message Signed Laid-In</B></I>.<BR><B>Laura E. Richards and Maude Howe Elliott: Numbered Limited Edition of </B></I><B><I>Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910</B></I></B></I> (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915), Large Paper Edition, two volumes, 826 total pages including Index, Number 410 of 450 copies, brown quarter cloth with light brown paper boards and gilt lettering on brown morocco spine title plates, 8vo (6.5" x 9.25"), original slipcase. Deckled edges, most gatherings uncut. A leaf from an original Howe manuscript is bound-in between the half-title page and the frontispiece. Howe was a tireless abolitionist, social critic, women's suffrage advocate, and poet, most remembered as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." This engaging two volume biography is one of the few recognized masterworks of Howe scholarship. The set is in about fine condition, with only lightly bumped corners. A scarce limited edition set of Howe biography.<BR>Julia Ward Howe Autograph Message Signed. Two pages, 5" x 6.75", 241 Beacon St., Boston, May 17, 1905, Thank You note, presumably to a women's group, ink. The short note reads in part: "<I>Many thanks for the cheque. I hoped that you would all guess that nothing but indisposition would have kept me from Monday's meeting. I had a severe attack of vertigo and faintness on May 10th, and was ordered to avoid all occasions of brain fatigue. I am trying to keep well for May 25th, as I am to say a few words to the Universalist Women tomorrow, but am to be fetched away immediately afterwards...Cordially yours, Julia Ward Howe May 17th, 1905. 241 Beacon St.</B></I>" The letter is in fine condition, with usual mail folds present. It offers a rare glimpse into the world of a staunch activist and a truly significant historical American personage. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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