Mary Lyon 1895 quotation book of the great American pioneer in women's education.
First Edition
The Mary Lyon Yearbook. Boston and Chicago: Congressional Sunday School and Publishing Society, 1895. Small octavo in light brown cloth boards with gilt embossing. Frontispiece portrait of Lyon. 365 pages. Signed "Mary" on front free endpaper, with each page containing a quote from the bible, a quote from a great philosopher, work of literature, or the like, and a quote from Mary Lyon. Instead of page numbers, there is a quotation page for every day of the year. Deckle pages, top edge gilt. In very good condition, with clean and bright pages and a tight textblock. A few small pencil marks in the first pages, otherwise very clean. A beautiful copy of a quotation book recording the most important ideas to this great American pioneer in women's education.Item #17104
Price: $110.00
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