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MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM
by Douglass, Frederick; Smith, James McCune [Introduction]
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
New York: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1855. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, xxxi, [33]-464 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with blind stamping to boards and gilt titling to spine. Head and tail of spine chipped, upper third of spine partially loose, minor exterior worming, one stripe to front board, two to rear board. Webbing visible at both gutters, some interior worming, most pronounced along front gutter, one small instance of worming from frontispiece through vii, and p. 463 through rear pastedown. Three engraved plates, including the engraved frontispiece. Bookplate of James P. Marsh on front pastedown, obscuring two other bookplates. Ink ownership inscription to title page. JR Consignment. Shelved in Case 1. The second of Douglass' three autobiographies, preceded by the 1845 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. In it he expands on his transition from bondage to liberty. The introduction was authored by James McCune Smith, an abolitionist, author, and the first African American to receive a medical degree.
Douglass referred to him as the "foremost black influence" in his life. References: Sabin 20714. 1362136. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Douglass referred to him as the "foremost black influence" in his life. References: Sabin 20714. 1362136. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks, both freed and slave. Written during his celebrated career as a speaker and newspaper editor, My Bondage and My Freedom reveals the author of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) grown more mature, forceful, analytical, and complex with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights and liberties. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by John David Smith"
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1362136
- Title
- MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM
- Author
- Douglass, Frederick; Smith, James McCune [Introduction]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Miller, Orton & Mulligan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- African American Literature
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