{"product_id":"the-arm-of-the-leopard-by-mary-gaunt-first-edition","title":"The Arm of the Leopard by Mary Gaunt (First Edition)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.description {font-size: 16px;}.heading {font-weight: bold;}.details {font-weight: normal;}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eThe Arm of the Leopard by Mary Gaunt (First Edition)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eAuthors: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eMary Gaunt, John Ridgwell Essex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eLocation: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eGrant Richards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eDate: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003e1904\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eEdition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eTitle 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.\n\nMary 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eBook Condition: \u003c\/span\u003eVery 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eHCX24196-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heartwood Books and Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44009651798127,"sku":"HCX24196-1","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/1291\/4287\/files\/57_24c3594e-5f7f-4160-ae0c-9c08bdc57260.jpg?v=1766520743","url":"https:\/\/heartwoodbooksandart.com\/products\/the-arm-of-the-leopard-by-mary-gaunt-first-edition","provider":"Heartwood Books and Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}