FREDERICK DOUGLAS; William S. McFeely
by McFeely, William S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393028232
- ISBN 13
- 9780393028232
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1991. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. Photos and engravings. 8vo, black quarter cloth with copper lettering over copper-tan boards with facsimile of author McFeely's signature, illustrated with frontispiece glossy B&W photo of Douglas and 24 pages of glossies plus 9 mainly full-page B&W wood-engraved images (1 being a map; 7 being reproductions from Life & Times), archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a detail of a photo of Douglas, xiii, [xiv] + 465 pages. "This is the story of a great American leader, vain, brilliant, arrogant, and brave."--Tracy Kidder Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Bailey; c. February 1818 - 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York. William S. McFeely is an American historian. former Professor of the Humanities at the University of Georgia; now affiliated with Harvard University. His work has illuminated the struggle for black civil rights after the Civil War. This is "an eloquent and illuminating study"--Tom Wicker. SUPERIOR CONDITION: tight, clean, bright. The dust jacket has minute traces of wear. No remainder marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4207
- Title
- FREDERICK DOUGLAS; William S. McFeely
- Author
- McFeely, William S
- Illustrator
- Photos and engravings
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393028232
- ISBN 13
- 9780393028232
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York London
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Illustrated, civil war, blacks, negroes, emancipation, lincoln, slavery, South, Washington, D.C., publishing, North Star, Lincoln, politics, racism, photos
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Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
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BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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