The Passionate Pilgrim: A Life of Annie Besant.
London: John Hamilton, ND (1932). First UK Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 384pp. Red cloth lettered in black on spine, upper board bordered in black. Index & bibliography. B/w frontisportrait & plates, errata. Annie Besant's horoscope reproduced on endpapers. The first UK edition of this biography of Annie Besant (1847–1933) prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Besant was a prolific writer and powerful orator, who became the president of the Theosophical Society and the legal guardian of Jiddu Krishnamurti. Spine a bit darkened, spine ends and corners lightly bumped and chafed, light rubbing to edges, page edges darkened and lightly foxed, pages toned with some very light scattered foxing, else a tight, clean VG+ copy. (no dust jacket). Item #63145
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