Author: Lady Florence Dixie
Title: Isola; or, the Disinherited. A Revolt for Woman and All the Disinherited.
Description: London, The Leadenhall Press, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition in book form of this vanishingly scarce feminist drama by Lady Florence Dixie, depicting a coming Utopia for woman. Though first written in the late 1870s, this work first appeared serially over the course of six months in the publication 'Young Oxford', beginning in September 1902. Present here is the first edition in book form of this very scarce work.Scottish writer, war correspondent, and feminist Lady Florence Dixie presents a verse drama which depicts a Utopia for women in the society of Saxcoberland, on the planet Erth, with is similar but not identical to our own Earth.In her preface, Dixie explains that this feminist work 'drama demands Justice for all living things, from Ruler to Subject, of either sex, and for the brute Creation&apos. She asks 'shall Progress be deterred by antiquated ideas and opinions founded in imperfect knowledge?&apos.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece.With twenty pages of advertisements to the rear.Former owner's stamp and inscription to front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Former owner's stamp and inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned but generally clean, with spotting to title page and following two leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Lady Florence Caroline Dixie feminist literature Gloriana; or, The Revolution of 1900 Aniwee; or, The Warrior Queen feminist literature Not Stated
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Title: Isola; or, the Disinherited. A Revolt for Woman and All the Disinherited.
Description: London, The Leadenhall Press, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition in book form of this vanishingly scarce feminist drama by Lady Florence Dixie, depicting a coming Utopia for woman. Though first written in the late 1870s, this work first appeared serially over the course of six months in the publication 'Young Oxford', beginning in September 1902. Present here is the first edition in book form of this very scarce work.Scottish writer, war correspondent, and feminist Lady Florence Dixie presents a verse drama which depicts a Utopia for women in the society of Saxcoberland, on the planet Erth, with is similar but not identical to our own Earth.In her preface, Dixie explains that this feminist work 'drama demands Justice for all living things, from Ruler to Subject, of either sex, and for the brute Creation&apos. She asks 'shall Progress be deterred by antiquated ideas and opinions founded in imperfect knowledge?&apos.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece.With twenty pages of advertisements to the rear.Former owner's stamp and inscription to front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Former owner's stamp and inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned but generally clean, with spotting to title page and following two leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Lady Florence Caroline Dixie feminist literature Gloriana; or, The Revolution of 1900 Aniwee; or, The Warrior Queen feminist literature Not Stated
Price: GBP 375.00 = appr. US$ 535.49 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 872F2
- Book number: 872F2
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