Second edition of a booklet combining two Emma Goldman essays, the first (The Failure of Christianity) published in the April 1913 issue of Goldman’s journal Mother Earth, and the second (The Philosophy of Atheism) published in the February 1916 issue. The present booklet was published by the Mother Earth Publishing Association in 1916. Goldman (1869-1940) was a Russian-born anarchist, revolutionary, political activist and writer renowned as a lecturer on anarchist philosophy, women’s rights, and social issues. Small 8vo, printed wrappers, 16 unnumbered pages with publishers advertisements. Scarce, with only 11 listings of this edition in the World Catalog, and none of the first edition. Creasing to fragile wrappers. Rubbing and chipping to extremities, with open tears to spine ends, top corner of front cover and first leaf. Limited damp staining to margins of leaves, not affecting text.
Second edition of a booklet combining two Emma Goldman essays, the first (The Failure of Christianity) published in the April 1913 issue of Goldman’s journal Mother Earth, and the second (The Philosophy of Atheism) published in the February 1916 issue. The present booklet was published by the Mother Earth Publishing Association in 1916. Goldman (1869-1940) was a Russian-born anarchist, revolutionary, political activist and writer renowned as a lecturer on anarchist philosophy, women’s rights, and social issues. Small 8vo, printed wrappers, 16 unnumbered pages with publishers advertisements. Scarce, with only 11 listings of this edition in the World Catalog, and none of the first edition. Creasing to fragile wrappers. Rubbing and chipping to extremities, with open tears to spine ends, top corner of front cover and first leaf. Limited damp staining to margins of leaves, not affecting text.
