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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1863. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. 337 Pp + 10 Page Publisher's Catalog At Rear. Brown Cloth, Gilt, Blindstamped Front And Rear Covers, Light Yellow Endpapers. First Edition, First Issue With "About" Repeated On Page 34, Line 6. Lightly Used, Some Fading To Spine But Gilt Complete And Fairly Bright, No Fraying, Hinges Tight. Light Dampstaining To Some Of Fore Edge Of Pages, Mostly On Title Page, Diminishing To Zero By About Page 200. Stamp Of Grafton Public Library On First Page Of Text, Four Digit Number On Front Free Endpaper And Title Page, Ownership Name Label Of Henry L. Jost Jr. On Front Pastedown ( Henry Lee Jost Sr. (1873 - 1950) Was A Democratic Mayor Of Kansas City, Missouri From 1912-1916 And A U.S. Congressman From March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1925. Jost Was Born In New York City. He Stayed At The Five Points Mission For Homeless Children And Was Sent Westward On An Orphan Train Where He Was Adopted In Hopkins,… Read More

1863 SLAVERY 1ed Georgia Slave Plantation Fanny Kemble Journal of Residence
Frances Anne Kemble, better known as "Fanny" Kemble was a 19th-century British actress who, after traveling in the United States, published a number of written works describing her travels. Her best work, and notably most popular, is her 'Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation.' In this work, which was published during the American Civil War, Kemble notes her experiences and observations of slavery on a southern plantation in the late 1830s.
Item number: #24618
Price: $499
KEMBLE, Fanny Anne
Journal of a residence on a Georgian plantation in 1838-1839
New York: Harper & Bros., 1863. True First American printing.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 337, [1], 7, [3]
· Provenance: Handwritten
o Mrs. Rose C. Comisky, 1879
o Chas. B. White
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Brown cloth
· Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
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