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New York: The Trustees of the Residuary Estate of Lindley Murray; M. Day, printer, 1838. Leather. 408p. REBOUND. A hardcover book rebound with a modern leather spine and new endpapers, retaining the original leather of the boards. These original boards are scuffed all over. Early owner's inscription, dated 1841, on one of the original endpapers. Dampstaining on this page and title page. Light foxing and occasional fingerprint smudges on main pages. Binding is tight. A scarce work by Quaker abolitionist Abigail Mott (1795-1846). The first edition was in 1825; this is probably the third edition.
Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Color. To Which is Added, A Selection of Pieces in Poetry by Mott, Abigail - 1837
by Mott, Abigail
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Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Color. To Which is Added, A Selection of Pieces in Poetry
by Mott, Abigail
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New York: Mahlon Day, 1837. Second edition. Second edition. [2], 257-260, [3]-253 pp. (index, i.e. pages 257-260 bound following title page). Bound in publisher's diapered reddish purple cloth with gilt spine lettering. A completely unsophisticated copy in wonderful shape for an American imprint of its age. Tight binding. Stain to front board, sunning along bottom edge of front board and to back board, moderate foxing to text, a few horizontal production errors. Rare in the original binding. An excellent copy, easily the best on the market at present.
Early owners of this copy were Deborah Howland (1795-1876) and her sister Anna (1801-1865) of East Greenwich, Quaker women just like the author. Their family was heavily involved in the pacifist and abolitionist movements. Their names are handwritten on the label on the paste down, dated 1845.
The preferred, enlarged edition of an early compilation of biographies of prominent and noteworthy African-Americans including Olaudah Equiano ( AKA Gustavus Vassa), Toussaint L'Ouverture, Phillis Wheatley, and Solomon Bayley. It also features anecdotes and poetry about African-Americans. An important antebellum work of Black History. Sabin 51111. LCP Afro-Americana 6901.
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- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1837
- Keywords African American history, Black history, Phillis wheatley, olaudah Equiano, South, Quaker, Quakers, abolitionism, pacifist, pacifism, abolitionist, anti-slavery
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND INTERESTING ANECDOTES OF PERSONS OF COLOR. To Which Is Added a Selection of Pieces in Poetry
by Abigail Mott
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Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Color. To Which Is Added, a Selection of Pieces in Poetry
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New York, Printed by the residuary estate of Lindley Murray, 1839. Third edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo; 19 cm. Third edition. Contemporary sheep, black leather spine label. Modern leather reback, with original spine conserved. Minor loss to original leather on head and tail of spine. vi, [7]-408 p. Dampstaining, affecting text to first 25 pages, occasional spotting. <br><br> Mott attempted to humanize people of color through short biographies, stories demonstrating the humanity of blacks,and evidence of their creativity through poetry. Her sketches range internationally in scope (Sierra Leone, the Caribbean, Liberia, the US),including the well-known (Toussaint L'Ouverture, Phyllis Wheatley), the obscure (Poor Sarah. Billy and Jenny), and Native Americans (Good Old Ruththe Pequot, Margaret Ann Crutchfield). Sabin 51111
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