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NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AN AMERICAN SLAVE
de Douglass, Frederick
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Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xvi, 125 pages. In Good condition. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with lettering in gilt and stamping in blind. Spine cocked, upper inch of spine beginning to peel up, some discoloration to boards. Front gutter loosening, with front board only attached with strings. Light tide-marks along fore, top, and bottom edges, scattered dog-ears, two small pieces of gunk to page 115, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece of Douglass, all front and rear blanks. RL Consignment. Shelved in Case 3. Frederick Douglass's famous memoir of his life as an enslaved man that served as one of the most important pieces of literature in the abolitionist movement. It sold 5,000 copies within the first four months of its publication, and by 1850 over 30,000 copies of the Narrative had been published. Following its publication, Douglass left New England and spent two years in England and Ireland for fear of being recaptured. References: Sabin 20711. 1364727. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Sinopsis
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States.
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- 1364727
- Título
- NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AN AMERICAN SLAVE
- Autor
- Douglass, Frederick
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Anti-Slavery Office
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1845
- Palabras clave
- African American Literature
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- Gutter
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- First Edition
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