Alexander Russel: Signed (2 results)

1876 Jul 29 Original Antique Print taken from The Graphic: VARIOUS PEOPLE. Overall size of this print is approx 20cm x 28cm with large margins, perfect for mounting for home, business, interior decorators, hotels, pubs, boardrooms and restaurants. All our prints are ORIGINALS ANTIQUES AND GUARANTEED TO BE AS DATED. Please note we are offering an ANTIQUE PRINT on this listing unless otherwise described. These prints are taken from the THE GRAPHIC and in many cases, there will also be text on the reverse of the image side. The Graphic was first published in 1869, founded by William Luson Thomas and was a weekly newspaper reporting details of local, UK and worldwide events and stories. The Graphic is known for its coverage of of the following subjects: The Wars, Ships, Boats, Guns, Sailing, Portraits, Fine Art, Old and Antique Prints, Wood Cut, Wood Engravings, Early Photographs, Victorian Life, Victorian Culture, Kings, Queens, Royalty, Travels, Adventures, Natural History, Birds, Fish, Mammals, Fishing, Hunting, Shooting, Fox Hunting, Sprts including Tennis, Cricket, Football, Horse Racing etc. WE ARE HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE FOR UP TO 10 ITEMS FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE OVER THE SINGLE ITEM POSTAGE COST FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS. FOR UK BUYERS, POSTAGE IS FREE. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE ITEM TO BE SENT BY TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR MAIL, YOU WILL NEED TO PAY THE APPROPRIATE HIGHER POSTAL CHARGE. 1876 Antique Print - PROFESSOR MALDEN ALEXANDER RUSSEL MARQUIS CONYNGHAM (107A) 1876 Antique Print - PROFESSOR MALDEN ALEXANDER RUSSEL MARQUIS CONYNGHAM (107A) 1876 Antique Print - PROFESSOR MALDEN ALEXANDER RUSSEL MARQUIS CONYNGHAM (107A)Click image to enlarge Description1876 Jul 29Original Antique Print t.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. PRIVATELY PRINTED, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY HELEN RUSSEL. 8vo, pp. [iv], 125, [3 blank]. Original green cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, single blind rule to boards. Top edge gilt. Pushing and gentle wear to extremities, faint spattering darkest to bottom board. Inscribed by Helen Russel (formerly Helen Evans) in brown ink on the title page: "Jas. Dundas of Dundas, with Mrs Russel's compliments". Else, clean and tight. Very good A pleasing association copy of this privately printed memorial collection of tributes published to mark the death of the editor of the Scotsman, Alexander Russel, reprinted from Scottish, English and colonial, national and local newspapers (Irish Times and Bombay Gazette), plus three In Memoriam poems, by ISA (Mrs Craig Knox), "A.S." and Joseph Teenan, and inscribed by the editor's widow to James Dundas, "with Mrs Russel's compliments"; perhaps better known as Helen Evans (née Carter; 1833/1834 1903), our inscriber was one of the 'Edinburgh Seven,' the first female students to matriculate at a British university. The seven medical students, including Sophia Jex-Blake and Evans, enrolled at the University of Edinburgh in 1869, an act which put their demands that women have access to a university education on the national political agenda. The sudden death of Russel's husband Alexander in 1876 derailed her medical training, which she never completed, though she would continue to work for the cause, supporting female doctors and women seeking to train as medics, as well as the education of girls. Indeed, 1876 must have been a bittersweet year for Russel as it also saw the passage of the Medical Act 1876, which enabled women to be licensed to practice medicine, a cause her husband had also supported. An important liberal voice and actor, Alexander Russel (FRSE; 1814-1876) served as editor for The Scotsman for 30 years. Signed by Author(s).…