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12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup First Edition 1853 True Story

12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup First Edition 1853 True Story

$ 633.08

First Edition; First Printing, 336 pages. Frontispiece portrait and 6 plates. Good condition. Bound in three-quarter red leather and pebbled dark green cloth boards, with gilt-paneled spine with no ti...

Description

First Edition; First Printing, 336 pages. Frontispiece portrait and 6 plates. Good condition. Bound in three-quarter red leather and pebbled dark green cloth boards, with gilt-paneled spine with no titling. Boards show light rubbing to binding with cracking to hinges, and reinforcement to both front and rear gutters. Text blocks shows light to moderate foxing, light finger wear and smudging, and some fraying to fore-edges, damage to page 336 (appears to have been pasted to the next page.) See all pictures. Provenance: "Presented to Mary Rex by her father Levi Rex September 10, 1898" inscribed to front free endpaper. The memoir of Solomon Northup. A free-born African American, he was drugged and kidnapped in Washington, D.C. before being transported to New Orleans and sold into enslavement. Published during the first year of his regained freedom, the narrative was hugely popular. The first edition was reprinted several times with three additional editions by 1859. The basis of the film of the same name which won the Best Picture Academy Award in 2013. You can bid and buy with confidence. I have been an eBay seller since 2005, and will do whatever it takes to make your buying experience a total success. From a smoke-free home. Thanks for looking!

Specifics

Author

Solomon Northup

Book Title

12 Years A Slave

Country/Region of Manufacture

United States

Edition

First Edition

Features

Leather Bound, Illustrated

Format

Hardcover

Genre

History

ISBN

Does not apply

Language

English

Narrative Type

Nonfiction

Original Language

English

Personalized

Yes

Publication Year

1853

Publisher

Derby and Miller

Topic

Memoir

Type

Narrative

gtin13

Does not apply

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