Annie Besant: An Autobiography ( Adyar Deluxe Edition ).
Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1939. Third Adyar Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. [iv] + 654pp. Cream cloth lettered in black on spine, lettered in gilt on front board, B/w frontisportrait of Besant. B/w plates. The "Adyar Deluxe" edition, limited to 250 numbered copies printed on Featherweight Antique Paper, and signed by George Arundale. The autobiography of Annie Besant, (1847–1933) a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Besant was a prolific writer and powerful orator, who became the president of the Theosophical Society. Includes a biographical survey by George Sydney Arundale (1878–1945) who succeeded Besant as President of The Theosophical Society. Page-edges a bit darkened and with a few small marks, cloth slightly rubbed and darkened, slight browning and foxing to prelims, else a solid, internally-clean VG+ copy (no dust jacket - none issued?). Scarce. Item #49302
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