Helen Keller — Optimism
Hardcover: Very Good, 20 x 13 cm, 75 pp., English, 1st Edition, illustrations, book condition: Very Good Beautiful bibliophile bookbinding in Arts & Crafts style. The title page and initials are printed in red and black. Each of the three chapters opens with a decorative header; with a photo of the author; Original publisher's binding in green cloth. The front is adorned at the top with a decorative art nouveau-style band with stylized gold and red stamping around the title 'Optimism'. The author's name at the bottom is also stamped in gold. Top gilded, sides and bottom uncut; This is the first edition of the well-known philosophical essay Optimism: An Essay by the iconic deaf and blind author and activist Helen Keller. The work was published shortly after her highly successful autobiography The Story of My Life This is the first edition of the well-known philosophical essay Optimism: An Essay by the iconic deaf and blind author and activist Helen Keller. The work was published shortly after her highly successful autobiography The Story of My Life T.Y. Crowell and Company, New York, 1903 Condition: Very Good