IT SO HAPPENED

Lester, Muriel [1883-1968]

Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1947

Condition: Near Fine Hardcover

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SIGNED BY LESTER on front free endpaper. 12mo. xiv, 240pp. Two appendices: I. Speed the Food Ships; II. An Open Letter to Women. Grey cloth with blue letters on the spine.Just touches of wear to extremities, cloth clean and bright, previous owner's rubber stamp name on front free endpaper (Rev. K.J Green, Pomona, CA), else near fine to fine with no internal markings. Dust jacket slightly shelfworn with two minor chips. Born in Leytonstone (now in east London), Muriel Lester [1883-1968] was a member of the Union Church, as well as a social reformer, pacifist and nonconformist. In 1934 she became Ambassador-At-Large and afterwards Traveling Secretary for the International Fellowship of Reconciliation. Lester accompanied Mahatma Gandhi on his tour of earthquake-shaken regions in Bihar on his anti-untouchability tour during 1934. She was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and was recognized as one of the world's leading pacifists. IT SO HAPPENED is Lester's autobiography.

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Title: IT SO HAPPENED
Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Publication Date: 1947
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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