Constance Lytton; Jane Warton, Spinster — Prisons and Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences

London, William Heinemann, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this compelling autobiography by militant suffragette, Constance Lytton, who writes of her experiences being imprisoned for protests. The first edition of this uncommon and fascinating work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With a portrait frontispiece and additional monochrome plate containing portraits of the author. A captivating account of the author's experiences of imprisonment for suffragist protests. Written by Constance Lytton, who rejected her privileged background to join the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), the most militant group of suffragette activists campaigning for "Votes for Women". She used the name Jane Warton (credited in this work as a separate author), to avoid receiving special treatment during these imprisonments. Lytton details all four of her imprisonments across London, Newcastle and Liverpool, and offers insights to the types of prisoners she met, her cells, trials and meetings with Emmeline Pankhurst and Elsa Gye. With a sixteen page catalogue of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. With fading to the spine and light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Spine is slightly cocked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting and a few spots to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .