The Arm of the Leopard by Mary Gaunt (First Edition)
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The Arm of the Leopard by Mary Gaunt (First Edition)
$300.00 USD
The Arm of the Leopard by Mary Gaunt (First Edition)
Authors: Mary Gaunt, John Ridgwell Essex
Location: London
Publisher: Grant Richards
Date: 1904
Edition: First Edition
Features: Title page dated 1904. No later printings mentioned. Green cloth with black-stamped lettering; pictorial design of leopard in green, black, orange, and blue. 306 pp. Mary Gaunt’s adventurous spirit and literary success allowed her the freedom to travel extensively through West Africa and later China, despite the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated, imperialist world. Co-authoring popular African adventure books with the mysterious John Ridgewell Essex (later revealed as a pen name for T.J. Tonkin), Gaunt carved a path as both an intrepid explorer and a sharp observer of colonial life. Though her imperialist views were steeped in the racial biases of her time, she demonstrated genuine curiosity, compassion, and a progressive concern for women’s rights across cultures. Her detailed accounts of arduous journeys, marked by resilience and insight, highlight both the spirit and contradictions of early 20th-century exploration, making her an enduringly complex and compelling figure whose lost journals remain a tantalizing mystery.
Book Condition: Very Good: A firm copy with mild wear to spine edges and corners. Mild sunning to spine. Minor foxing to text block edges, prelims, and sporadically to pages throughout. A few nibbles? to rear hinge. Owner's name to front free endpaper verso. No jacket present.
HCX24196-1
Authors: Mary Gaunt, John Ridgwell Essex
Location: London
Publisher: Grant Richards
Date: 1904
Edition: First Edition
Features: Title page dated 1904. No later printings mentioned. Green cloth with black-stamped lettering; pictorial design of leopard in green, black, orange, and blue. 306 pp. Mary Gaunt’s adventurous spirit and literary success allowed her the freedom to travel extensively through West Africa and later China, despite the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated, imperialist world. Co-authoring popular African adventure books with the mysterious John Ridgewell Essex (later revealed as a pen name for T.J. Tonkin), Gaunt carved a path as both an intrepid explorer and a sharp observer of colonial life. Though her imperialist views were steeped in the racial biases of her time, she demonstrated genuine curiosity, compassion, and a progressive concern for women’s rights across cultures. Her detailed accounts of arduous journeys, marked by resilience and insight, highlight both the spirit and contradictions of early 20th-century exploration, making her an enduringly complex and compelling figure whose lost journals remain a tantalizing mystery.
Book Condition: Very Good: A firm copy with mild wear to spine edges and corners. Mild sunning to spine. Minor foxing to text block edges, prelims, and sporadically to pages throughout. A few nibbles? to rear hinge. Owner's name to front free endpaper verso. No jacket present.
HCX24196-1