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
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: International Book Company, 1891. Later Edition. Very Good. Later edition. 336 pp. Bound in publisher's original clay stamped cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Very Good with light wear to extremities, minor fraying to tail of spine. Tape ghosts to cloth near foot and on front and rear free endpapers. Small nick to edge of title page. Contents lightly toned with a few ink splotches throughout, rear hinge splitting with old hand "20" written at top edge of pastedown. A late 19th-century edition of the ex-slave's narrative in lovely condition.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945829
- 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 - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- International Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Abolitionist, Memoir, Ex-Slave, Captive, American History
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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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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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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