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London: Henry Colburn, 1843, First Edition. Two volumes bound in one, half leather binding, gilt titles, gilt bands, highly decorative gilt to the compartments, marbled paste downs and end papers, tissue guarded frontispiece, two frontispiece illustrations Bust Of Mrs. Hemans (Vol. I) and Portrait Of Mrs. Maclean (Vol. II). Bookplate to the paste down of Vol I with the Latin CRESCIT SUB PONDERE VIRTUS ( Manliness grows out of adversity ). The author of two non-fiction books, Elwood's literary reputation continues to rest on the better-known Memoirs of the Literary Ladies of England. It was released at a time when "printers typically commissioned professional authors to compile anthologies and biographies representing the latest fashionable style," but the market was only just beginning to include and recognize women within those books (Peterson). Seeking to fill this gap, Elwood became one of the earliest women to produce such a work that focused not on women of the distant past, but emphasized those of women alive during the readers' lifetimes. Further distinguishing her contribution from those of her contemporaries (mostly men), she included "women writers of all genres, not just poetesses" and thus it not only "differed in aim but in audience, assuming a particular interest of women in women.In Elwood's partiality to the literary performances of her own sex lay a different and new way of anthologizing women" (Peterson). The result is a text that feels alive -- often drawn from the papers of the very women she biographies, and touched with her own personal knowledge of them, their unique genius, and their family lives. Bluestockings like Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Hester Chapone, and Hannah More appear in the pages with poets like Felicia Hemans, L.E.L., and Anna Seward, and the first woman in English to publish a world history Hester Piozzi. Vol. I vi, [ii], 331pp. Vol. II [ii], 347pp. Approximately 7 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt title on maroon label, five raised gilt bands, lavish gilt decoration to the compartments, gently rubbed top and tail. Joints good condition gently rubbed and worn. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition half leather boards with marbled paper, gilt fillets. Page edges good condition top edge slightly darkened, all marbled. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition intact. Paste downs good condition marbled, the front paste down has an armorial book plate. End papers good condition marbled, subsequent end papers tanned and foxed. Title good condition lightly tanned. Pages good condition frontispiece with tissue guard present in each volume, lightly tanned throughout with some foxing. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1843 Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1638990090844
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