Carruthers Violet Markham (2 results)

Pamphlet. 8p., softbound in 7.5x5 inch stapled wraps, sound and entirely clean, a very good copy. Rather than reprise Drake tails, Carruthers talks of the England of the time with a rousing appraisal of Duckess Elizabeth I. Sir Francis Drake Association leaflet no. 3. Our interest here is not the sailor, but author Carruthers, paradoxical feminist and anti-feminist: an independently wealthy and indeed charitable social activist and administrator who was "a vocal opponent of women's suffrage and a strong supporter of Women's National Anti-suffrage League." Married, she kept her own name; held strong positions in government; won praise from (some) feminists.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 544 pages (xviii, 522, [4 advts]) plus 32 half-tone illustrations, appendices, index; publisher's brick-red cloth gilt-blocked rules and titles on the spine and a device likewise on the front cover. Good, with the engraved bookplate of Grevile Mairis Livett and an annotation on the front paste-down; two autograph letters on mourning paper laid in - one of these, on the title-page from the author (as Mrs James Carruthers): no further writing, mark-up, labels or other defacememts; no jacket. Pictures show this actual book. UK orders include Royal Mail Second Class postage (3 to 5 days) First Class avavailable at extra cost. Heavy book - extra charges will be needed for shipment outside the UK (packed weight 1.2 kg).