Sujet

'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave', 1845. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A first edition copy of the memoir and antislavery book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself. The hardcover book has a brown cover with an imprinted decorative border and scrollwork. The title is stamped in gold lettering in the center: [NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS]. The frontispiece illustration is a portrait of Douglass, seated at a table, wearing jacket, vest, and tie, with his hands crossed in his lap. The first page prints the full title in alternating large and small type: [NARRATIVE / OF THE / LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS, / AN / AMERICAN SLAVE. / WRITTEN BY HIMSELF]. The last part of the title appears between two horizontal lines. At the bottom center is the publishing information: [BOSTON: / PUBLISHED AT THE ANTI-SLAVERY OFFICE, / No. 25 CORNHILL / 1845.]. The book has a preface written by William Lloyd Garrison and a prefatory letter by Wendell Phillips. There are 125 pages.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A74_024

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

132,1Mo (7,5Mo) / 48,5cm x 68,3cm / 5725 x 8062 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black arts country book museum color location century literature African American African-American afro-american United States of America Colour 19th century nineteenth century heritage American America USA anti-slavery first edition Frederick Douglass object book cover united states Unknown Frederick Douglass Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Bailey Frederick Augustus Washington Anti-Slavery Society cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art narratives hardcover books