Overview
Hardcover in Good (G) condition. Embossed with Gilt cover. Significant rubbing and bumping on edges and corners. Front cover has crack along spine. Interior pages clean and straight, flyaway pages have foxing and random spots. Outside edges of pages have marbled design. Binding tight. See pictures for more details. Scarce!
Harriet Martineau (1802 - 1876) was an English writer and philosopher, renowned in her day as a controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist. Martineau has also been called the first female sociologist and the first female journalist in England.