Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1908. Ninth Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated Ninth Impression of this fabulous and inspiring biography of Alice Freeman Palmer (born Alice Elvira Freeman; February 21, 1855 â€“ December 6, 1902), an American educator and eventually, President of Wellesley College from 1881 to 1887, when she left to marry the Harvard professor George Herbert Palmer, the author here. Her Wikipedia entry notes that, from 1892 to 1895, "she was dean of women at the newly founded University of Chicago." She advocated for women's and girls' education and sponsored the founding of the eventual American Association of University Women. A sumptuous rebinding of red marbled paper over boards, calf leather over tips and spine, five raised bands thereover, five fleurs-de-lis and gilt ruling to spine. Mild rubbing to joints, tips, spine head and foot. Marbled endpapers. Fine duotone portrait of subject at frontis, tissue-protected, and nine additional in black-and-white including photographs. 349 [1] pp. plus Chronology.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Bookseller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 355997
Title: The Life of Alice Freeman Palmer
Author: Palmer, George Herbert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Ninth Impression
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1908
Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: George Herbert Palmer Alice Freeman Palmer

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Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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