Autumn 2020 Catalogue

22 American Heroes & Leaders Autumn 2020 “As Women Become Educated And Intelligent, They Will Learn The Rights Which God Has Given Them, And They Will So Assert Them As To Secure The Position Which Is Truly Theirs” 19. ANONYMOUS. “To Vote,” or, “Not to Vote;” A Glance at the Question of the Day. United States, circa 1875. Very slim octavo, stitched as issued, original printed white paper wrappers; pp.13. $4800. Click for more info Rare first edition of this pamphlet exploring the question of women’s suffrage. Written in the style of a Querelle des Femmes debate—a popular 17th-century method of debating women’s rights, capacity, and humanity through a pamphlet war—this pamphlet approaches women’s suffrage as a debate between ten archetypal characters (four men and six women). A couple minor pencil alterations to interior. This title is exceptionally rare; there are no auction records or OCLC holdings for it and it is unrecorded by the relevant bibliography. Only slight creasing to a few corners, slight soiling to wrappers. Near-fine condition.