[ Emily Faithfull, printer and women's activist. ] Printed circular in form of facsimile letter, regarding the foundation of the 'Victoria Magazine', addressed in autograph to 'Mr O'Beirne'.
Author:
Emily Faithfull (1835-1895), publisher and women's activist, proprietor of the Victoria Press and Victoria Magazine
Publication details:
On letterhead of the Victoria Press, Princes Street, Hanover Square, W. [ London ] Undated [ 1863 ].
£80.00
SKU: 17231
1p., 12mo. In fair condition, on aged paper. Letterhead printed in green. The circular is in the form of a facsimile of Faithfull's handwriting, with the words 'Mr O'Beirne' added in her genuine hand. Reads: 'Miss Faithfull presents her Compliments to [ Mr O'Beirne. ] | She is asking all who are interested in her work to order "the Victoria" for one year, during which it is expected to establish itself by its literary merits.' Faithfull had opened the Victoria Press at Great Coram Street in 1860. In 1863 she founded the Victoria Magazine. It ceased publication in 1880.