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of Davison in academic dress, set within a laurel wreath border, on first page. A few small nicks at extremities, else fine. ¶ Elizabeth Crawford, The Women’s Suffrage Movement , 1999; June Purvis, “Remembering Emily Wilding Davison (1872–1913)”, Women’s History Review , 22 (3), 2013, pp. 353–62. £2,000 [158610] 33 DEFOE, Daniel. The Six Distinguishing Characters of a Parliament-Man. London: Printed in the Year, 1700 defoe’s ideal candidate First edition of Defoe’s electioneering pamphlet, setting out for voters the desirable characteristics and viewpoints of a parliamentarian, and supporting the King and his wars with Louis XIV. Defoe’s six desiderata are support for William III’s legitimacy, Protestantism, good sense, a high age, honesty, and good morals. Importantly, and unlike similar pamphleteers, Defoe is less concerned with choosing men of estates and honour – men without estates may be just as good judges of the nation’s financial needs. The pamphlet was issued with a view to the January–February 1701 general election; Moore records a publication date of 4 January 1701. Quarto (200 × 158 mm), pp. [iv], 23. Sometime disbound from a pamphlet volume. Original stab holes visible. Half-title lightly dust-soiled, final leaf torn in gutter with slight loss to blank inner and upper margins, text unaffected; a very good, crisp copy. ¶ ESTC R17561; Furbank and Owens 18; Moore 26. £1,250 [133230] 34 DE VALERA, Eamon – Ó FAOLÁIN, Seán. The Life Story of Éamon de Valéra. Dublin and Cork: The Talbot Press Limited, 1933 First edition, first printing, of Ó Faoláin’s biography of De Valera, one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Ireland, serving
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32 DAVISON, Emily Wilding. In Memoriam. London: Philp [ sic ] & Sons, T.U., June 1913 an important piece of suffragette memorabilia A rare memorial leaflet printed to announce the death and public funeral of Emily Wilding Davison, who died four days after her protest at the Epsom Derby on 4 June 1913. It is scarce both institutionally and commercially. On 14 June, Davison’s body was moved from Epsom and escorted to St George’s Church in Bloomsbury. The large procession which accompanied her coffin was described by Davison’s biographer June Purvis as “the last of the great suffragette spectacles” (p. 358). The imagery and language employed in both the pamphlet and the event itself was that of the moral and Christian right to female suffrage. The tone of the eulogy framed Davison as a martyr, and spoke of her repeated sacrifices, all done to abate “the suffering of others”. Davison was known for her militant actions, often controversial within the movement. WorldCat and Library Hub locate copies at only five institutions: British Library, National Library of Scotland, London School of Economics (Women’s Library), Lambeth Palace Library, and International Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands. We have traced additional copies in the Parliamentary Archives, Bourne Hall Museum, and the University of Waterloo, Canada. Single bifolium (page size 191 × 128 mm) of cream paper, text printed in black across 4 pp. within mourning borders. Photographic portrait
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