SUSAN B. ANTHONY INSCRIBES A FIRST EDITION OF ‘THE HISTORY OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE’… “YOURS FOR THE FREEDOM OF WOMEN”
Susan B. Anthony. The History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. IV [only]. Rochester: Susan B. Anthony, [1902]. First edition with a lengthy inscription. Inscribed by Anthony on the front free-endpaper: “Mrs. Emily B. Meredith / Fort Lupton – Colorado – / Please accept this huge / volume in recognition of the / valuable services you rendered to / Mrs. Harper – in the preparation / of the Colorado Chapter – and believe / me ever yours for the freedom / of women – as they are in your state – / Susan B. Anthony / 17 – Madison street / Rochester – N. Y. / 1820 – Feb. 15 – 1902.” Thick octavo. [2, blank], lii, 1144, [2, blank] pages. With eleven plates inserted throughout. Publisher’s burgundy cloth, boards ruled in thick blind, spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Spine a bit sunned; some mild edgewear to spine and boards; front joint starting; front upper corner bumped; front hinge barely starting; small ink spot to first few leaves at fore-edge; text a bit toned; upper corners of last third of text pages creased at upper corner; light occasional soiling to edge of text block. A good copy. From the James C. Seacrest Collection.