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Author, Title, Summary Price
F. H. A. Hardcastle; Lord Brougham [Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868)] [Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights; Anthony John Mundella, Factory Bill, 1874]

[Female labour in Victorian factories; printed pamphlet.] Lord Brougham on Factory Legislation. Reprinted, by kind permission, from the "Examiner" of May 2nd, 1874.

4pp., 8vo. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, disbound, with evidence of side stitching and damage at foot of spine. Taking as his text a speech by Brougham 'vainly opposing the third reading of the Factories Bill, (1844)', Hardcastle gives his own view, concluding: 'It is scarcely too...

£50.00
Emily Faithfull [proprietor of the Victoria Press, Princes Street, Hanover Square, W.] [The Society of Arts, London; women's suffrage; Victorian feminism]

[Female suffrage; printed pamphlet.] Woman's Work with special Reference to Industrial Employment, a Paper read by Emily Faithfull, at the Meeting of the Society of Arts, March 29th, 1871.

17 + [2] pp., 8vo. In good condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound. Recto of last leaf carries advertisements for two Victoria Press books: 'Te Deum Laudamus, illuminated by Esther Faithfull Fleet' and the second edition of Emily Faithfull's 'Novelette' 'Change upon Change'. The reverse of...

£400.00
Edward J. Watherston, F.S.S. [Edward James Watherston (1839-1904), London goldsmith and jeweller] ['Good Words', London periodical; women's suffrage; Victorian feminism]

[Female suffrage; printed pamphlet.] French Silk Manufactures and the Industrial Employment of Women. Reprinted from "Good Words," February 1879.

23pp., 8vo. In good condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound. Three copies on COPAC, but none at the BL.

 £100.00
Elizabeth C. Wolstenholme, Secretary, Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights [Peter Alfred Taylor (1819-1891)]

[Female suffrage; printed handbill.] Untitled handbill by the Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights, regarding a subscription offer by 'Mr. P. A. Taylor' [Peter Alfred Taylor].

1p., 12mo. Page headed 'Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights,' with text beginning: 'In order to assist the effective carrying out of the work of this Association, Mr. P. A. TAYLOR offers an Annual Subscription of £100 a-year for three years, on condition that £900 per annum...

£90.00
E. Warren Francis [The Ladies' Treasury, London] [Women's suffrage; Victorian feminism]

[Female suffrage; printed pamphlet.] A Scheme for the Education of the Daughters of Working Men. Re-printed from the "LADIES' TREASURY."

23pp., 12mo. In good condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound. Ends: 'This paper appeared in the April, May, and June Numbers of the "Ladies Treasury."' Three copies on COPAC, and four on OCLC WorldCat. No copy currently on market.

 £120.00
Dinah Goodall [Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights, London; 'The Englishwoman's Review', London periodical; women's suffrage; Victorian feminism]

[Female suffrage; printed pamphlet.] The Nine Hours Factory Bill. Letter from a Working Woman.

2pp., 12mo. Single leaf with drophead title, signed in type by Goodall on p.2. In fair condition, lightly-aged, disbound. No copy traced on either COPAC or OCLC WorldCat.

 £80.00
Charles B. B. McLaren, M.P. [The Married Women's Property Bill, 1881.] [female suffrage; Victorian feminism]

[Printed article extracted from the 'Proceedings of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science'.] 'The Married Women's Property Bill, 1881. By Charles B. B. McLaren, M.P.'

18pp. (paginated 1-18), 8vo. Printed cover of the magazine loosely inserted. Footnote on first page: 'Read at an Afternoon Meeting, Saturday, January 22nd, 1881.' In good condition, lightly-aged, disbound from collection, with chipped front cover.

 £50.00
Barbara Leigh Smith [Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (1827-1891)] [women's suffrage; Victorian feminism]

[Female suffrage; printed pamphlet.] Women and Work.

56pp., 12mo. In good condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound. Now scarce.

 £250.00
Barbara L. S. Bodichon [Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (1827-1891); women's suffrage; Victorian feminism]

[Female suffrage; printed pamphlet.] A Brief Summary, In Plain Language, of the most important Laws of England concerning Women, together with a few Observations thereon.

viii + 39pp., 8vo. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, no wraps, disbound and with signatures separated. Five copies on COPAC.

 £240.00
Aurelia Cimino Folliero-de Luna [(1827-1895), Italian feminist, wife of the poet Tommaso Giuseppe Cimino [Giorgio Tommaso Cimino] (1823-1905)] [women's suffrage; Victorian feminism]

[Female suffrage; Italian printed pamphlet.] L'Esposizione dei Lavori Femminili di Firenze e l'Educazione della Donna in Italia.

12pp., 8vo. In fair condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound with slight damage to foot of spine (not affecting text). No copy traced.

 £120.00
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