Description: Lively Days: Some Memoirs of Margaret Homer Shurcliff Author: [CAMPANOLOGY] SHURCLIFF, Margaret Homer; Alice W. Shurcliff, ed Title: Lively Days: Some Memoirs of Margaret Homer Shurcliff Publication: Taipei: Literature House, Ltd, 1965 Edition: First Edition Description: Octavo (24cm). Brown cloth spine over pale blue linen-covered boards; 112pp; illus. Slight bowing to boards; still a tight, clean, Very Good or better copy. Lengthy presentation inscription to front endpaper from a Betty Spencer, who from context appears to have been acquainted with the author and an avid member of the Boston bell-ringing community; to a "Dorothy and Dick" (unidentified), dated January 1966. Posthumously edited and published memoir of Margaret Homer Shurcliff (1879-1959), the daughter of Boston physician (and amateur campanologist) Arthur Nichols and the wife of prominent American landscape architect A.A. Shurcliff. She was known as "the mother of American handbell ringing," and much of her memoir is devoted to her and her family's activities in this field, first as "change ringers" at Boston's Old North Church; later in the discipline of handbells, at which Shurcliff was a leading practitioner. She was also a pioneering woman woodworker - one of few American women of her era to operate her own shop and produce furniture commercially; a competitive amateur tennis player, and a prominent figure in progressive political circles in the Boston area, active in the League for Democratic Control and the defense of Sacco and Vanzetti, all subjects discussed here. A fascinating and uncommon memoir, edited posthumously from her manuscript and published privately by her daughter in Taiwan. Seller ID: 81231 Subject: Music & Performing Arts, Social History, Women Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA Winchester VA We are one of the country's leading specialists in the history, literature and art of American social movements. Over 25,000 items in-stock in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Guarantee Our items are described using AB Bookman standards - the standard grading terms of the trade, originally promulgated by the trade publication The Antiquarian Bookman's Weekly back in 1949. We tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Thus, we offer the following guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description of any item, we encourage you to contact us prior to bidding. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. Shipping Standard domestic shipping is by USPS Insured Media Mail, at flat rate of $5. Delivery typically takes seven to ten business days depending on destination. Please be aware that, during the COVID emergency, delivery times have been delayed. We strongly recommend upgrading to Priority Mail if your order is time-sensitive! FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS ONLY we are happy to combine shipping on multiple items purchased at the same time that can be included in the same parcel. Again, please contact us prior to paying your invoice to arrange combined shipments. If you are overcharged for shipping by eBay, we will send you a prompt refund once the actual shipping cost has been determined. Overseas shipping is now managed through the eBay Global Shipping Program. All rates and fees are set by eBay, not the seller. We cannot alter a Global Shipping invoice once it has been generated; any queries should be directed to eBay Customer Support in your home country. Payment Payment is expected within 48 hours of purchase unless other arrangements have been made prior to sale. We ship all orders within 24 hours after receiving payment. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: CAMPANOLOGY] SHURCLIFF, Margaret Homer; Alice W. Shurcliff, ed
Publisher: Literature House, Ltd
Year Printed: 1965
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
