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Prevention of Cruelty, and Anti-Vivisection (Presentation Copy) by [Animal Rights] Burton, Isabel

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Title: Prevention of Cruelty, and Anti-Vivisection (Presentation Copy)
Author: [Animal Rights] Burton, Isabel
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Description: London and Belfast: William Mullan and Son, 1879. First edition. Buff printed wraps, measuring 135 x 205mm. Complete in 32 pages. Some chipping along spine and to top and fore edges of wraps; a bit toned externally and internally. Stamps of the University of Bristol Library to foot of title page and verso of final leaf, else unmarked. Presented by Burton to the City Liberal Club, with her signature on the verso of the front wrap: "The Authoress. March 21st 1879." A scarce and delicate piece, OCLC reports 8 copies (none noted as signed) at libraries. No copies appear in the modern auction record, and the present is the only example in trade. Pulling content from a longer work AEI: Arabia, Egypt and India, traveler and activist Isabel Burton produced a pamphlet for the benefit of her animal rights work in the Middle East. While living in Trieste with her husband, Sir Richard Burton, "one of her chief interests was to manage a local society for the prevention of cruelty to animals" (Burtonia). Before her marriage, Burton had promoted sex worker rights and an improvement in their safety and healthcare; after her marriage, her activism shifted to the more socially acceptable realm of animal rights. Yet Burton maintained her verve. "A passionate campaigner, she patrolled the streets on the lookout for natives abusing animals, boasting that 'if my husband did not keep me in order in this matter, I should always be in the lock-up for assault, for these sights make me forget that I am a lady'" (Taylor). Here, Burton documents instances of animal cruelty that she had observed, including vivisection, details local resistance to her efforts and a lack of police support, and sets forth arguments and solutions. Burton's humane intentions aside, it must be acknowledged that her activism carried with it imperialist attitudes and leveraged white supremacy to create public space for upper class women's empowerment. "Women have historically used a raft of strategies to open up new conceptual spaces in their engagement with power...and they have drawn on male sources of authority and prestige by identifying themselves with certain kinds of men...These strategies that served to create representations of women as powerful nonetheless remained overtly conservative" (Taylor). No longer aiding women outside her social strata and turning instead to non-human animals, Burton's words at times position these animals as superior to the Middle Eastern peoples and cultures that allow animal abuse; and in addition to attempting to enforce cultural change in a space not her own, she urges her fellow English to cease animal abuse as well, in order to prevent their sinking to an inhumane level beneath their status.

Asher and Adams' California & Nevada. North Portion. Asher and Adams' California & Nevada. South Portion by ASHER & ADAMS

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Title: Asher and Adams' California & Nevada. North Portion. Asher and Adams' California & Nevada. South Portion
Author: ASHER & ADAMS
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Description: New York: Asher & Adams, 1872. unbound. Set of 2 Maps. Lithograph original hand coloring. Each sheet measures 17 1/2 x 24". This interesting pair of maps depict the States of California and Nevada divided on two separate sheets. With special focus on the developing railroad systems, the maps show early counties not yet present, including Orange, Riverside and Imperial. Early railroad lines, including the Napa Valley and the California Pacific Railroad, the Bloomfield Railroad, the Visalia Railroad, the Stockton Railroad Virginia & Truckee railroad are included in the the north sheet. The southern sheet is relatively devoid of railway lines, with the only railroad depicted near Santa Clara and Los Angeles. The map also notes several gold and silver boom towns. Features late nineteenth century township grid, counties, railroads, cities, towns, lakes, marshland, and notable geographic features. At places, the map extends outside the border. Both maps are in good condition, although the center seam is torn and there are scattered tears and chips at the edges. Asher & Adams were publishers based in Washington and New York in the late 19th century who produced some of the most detailed and colorful atlases of the period. This is a wonderful example of their work.

Memories of My School Days: Circa 1930 High School Scrapbook of Miss Annette Orr of Americus, Georgia by [Americus, Georgia] [Education] [Miss Annette Orr]

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Title: Memories of My School Days: Circa 1930 High School Scrapbook of Miss Annette Orr of Americus, Georgia
Author: [Americus, Georgia] [Education] [Miss Annette Orr]
Seller: Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fair
Description: [Americus, Georgia]: C. R. Gibson and Company (Publisher of the blank album), 1930. Scrapbook. Fair. Oblong string tied quarto hardcover (Approx. 7" x 10"). [50] leaves [100] pages. Miss Annette Orr's name card on the front paste down and "Daddy's" name card on the right front flyleaf. Scrapbook with blue cloth covered boards. Gilt title "Memories of My School Days" and illustration on the front cover is faded. 39 of the 50 leaves used for 54 pasted down pictures (including an old picture of the High School and one presumably of Miss Orr), news articles, souvenirs, invitation cards, programs, written school poem and song, several autographs, name cards, signed notes, graduation ceremonies, etc. The cloth covers are spotted and loose. Most of the leaves are intact. One leave is loose and detached. Some light damp-staining to the pages. No dates written inside. A Church periodical is dated June, 1930.

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