Lot 350
Feminism.- [Walsh (William)] A Dialogue concerning Women, being a Defence of the Sex. Written to Eugenia, first edition, 1691.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500
Description
Feminism.- [Walsh (William)] A Dialogue concerning Women, being a Defence of the Sex. Written to Eugenia, first edition, title-page lower and fore-margins restored, browning, lacking final blank, 20th century boards, spine faded, [Wing W645], 8vo, for R. Bentley, 1691.
⁂ Walsh's most celebrated prose work. Walsh was a friend and correspondent of Pope and Dryden (who edited the present volume and wrote the preface). Includes two Shakespeare references: "Othello" is referred to on page 119, and his "Sir John Falstaff " on p. 60.
Description
Feminism.- [Walsh (William)] A Dialogue concerning Women, being a Defence of the Sex. Written to Eugenia, first edition, title-page lower and fore-margins restored, browning, lacking final blank, 20th century boards, spine faded, [Wing W645], 8vo, for R. Bentley, 1691.
⁂ Walsh's most celebrated prose work. Walsh was a friend and correspondent of Pope and Dryden (who edited the present volume and wrote the preface). Includes two Shakespeare references: "Othello" is referred to on page 119, and his "Sir John Falstaff " on p. 60.