[Feminism] , The Works Of Lady Montagu - and similar items

[Feminism] Wharncliffe, Lord, ed., THE LETTERS AND WORKS OF LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU, London: Richard Bentley, 1837. 3vols. complete, 2nd ed. oe morocco/marbled paper hardcovers, t.e.g., 8vo (8.5x5.5?), very good/n.a., vol.1, 424pp.; vol.2, 425pp.; vol.3 471pp. All five plates are present, three of which are the frontis in each book, attractive bindings appear to be contemporary. Remarkably clean given their age, showing wear at the head, tail, joints, and corners, joints show light wear but holding strongly, hinges are solid and tight, marbled end papers, light soiling and foxing in preliminaries, slight ghosting on title pages, lacking tissue papers over frontii if ever present. A very good set. Lady Montagu was arguably the first large scaled feminist. The wife of the English Ambassador to Turkey, her writings give insight in detail to the time she spent in that country in the early 19th century. She, among many other accomplishments, introduced inoculation (small pox) to the western world. She was quite the lady, and this is quite a distinctive set of books ? a wonderful sector of Captured Tyme!