Smith james mccune introduction (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. First Edition, Early Printing. Octavo, xxxi, [33]-464 pages, [4] ads. In Good condition. Bound in publisher's embossed brown cloth boards, newly rebacked with spine largely preserved. Binding with moderate rubbing and wear. Moderate consistent foxing, finger smudging, and wear throughout. With all three engraved plates, including the engraved frontispiece. Fifteenth Thousand printed at the head of the title page, putting the publication of this copy around two months after the first printing. 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. 1414351. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. …

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 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.…

Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. 464pp. Bound in publisher's brown pebbled cloth stamped in blind, gilt to the spine. With frontis portrait and two plates, tissue guards. Near Fine with light wear and some staining to cloth, corners softened, CIncinnati, Ohio bookseller's blindstamp to title page, light soiling to endsheets. An unsophisticated copy, blindstamped boards crisp and pages bright. Quite uncommon nowadays in such nice condition. Sabin 20714. My Bondage and My Freedom was the second of the author's three autobiographies, and features an introduction by African American doctor James McCune Smith, whom Douglass called the "foremost black influence" on his life.…