The Sword and Womankind : Being a Study of the Influence of "The Queen of Weapons" upon the Moral and Social Status of Women. Adapted from Ed. De Beaumont's "L'Epée et Les Femmes", with Additions and an Index.`

8 vo, 20+410 pp. 1921 (Oct. 22, 1900). Printed for Subscribers Only. Limited to 1000 copies. [NB:This copy bears no number.] Description: printed on simile-Japanese paper Blue silk cloth over boards, title paper label on spine, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Inside front cover is a contemporary (to the publication) personalized book plate. Condition: Frontis, clean and undamaged. Pages have aged, but are otherwise clean and undamaged. Binding: Spine 1.4 inch turned. all corners bumped and rounded, spine faded with paper label partially (25%) missing. Binding otherwise sound. Published by London : The Society of British Bibliophiles (1900) Used Hardcover First Edition Quantity Available: 1 From: Lirolay (Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: 5-star rating Add Book to Shopping Basket Price: US$ 50.00 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 10.00 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: London : The Society of British Bibliophiles, 1900. Book Condition: Very Good. Albert-George Bessé (1871-1958) (illustrator). First Edition. ~ Etched frontispiece by A. Bessé, engraved by Paul Avril ~ No. 976 of 1000 numbered copies ~ 410p ~ 23x15x3cm. ~ Some wear to spine ends and corners, boards & spine stained, interior very good. …