Silvia Dubois

Ringoes, N.J.: C.W. Larison, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Original brown cloth. 124, [6 ads] pp., two plates. Small owner label front pastedown, hinges neatly strengthened, modest wear at the extremities of the boards, very good. In effect a narrative, Dr. Larison visited the reportedly 116-year-old formerly enslaved woman in her hut in the mountains of Hunterdon… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

NY: Negro Universities, 1969. Reprint of 1883 edition. 8vo, pp. 124. Frontis portrait. Brown cloth. Edges very slightly soiled, o/w a nice copy. The book is printed by the rules of "spelling reform," which is rather interesting (if more or less illegible) in itself.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1990. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. New. In an extended interview in 1883 Silvia Dubois, then nearly 100 years old, told her life story to Dr. Larison. This edition preserves Larison's idiosyncratic phonetic spelling, with annotations.