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Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and Rescued in 1853 from a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River in Louisiana
by Northup, Solomon
- Used
- poor
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Auburn / Buffalo: Derby and Miller / Derby, Orton & Mulligan, 1853. First Edition. Poor. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth decorated in blind with spine lettered in gilt. A poor copy, with heavily binding worn and soiled, front hinge tender, missing preliminary pages including the portrait frontis and opening directly to the title page, binding appears repaired with spine seemingly glued down. Contents heavily browned and spotted. A well-worn copy.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942732
- Title
- Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and Rescued in 1853 from a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River in Louisiana
- Author
- Northup, Solomon
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Derby and Miller / Derby, Orton & Mulligan
- Place of Publication
- Auburn / Buffalo
- Date Published
- 1853
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Spine
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- Hinge
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- First Edition
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- Soiled
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
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