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The Lost German Slave Girl. The extraordinary true story of Sally Miller and her fight for freedom in Old New Orleans.
by Bailey, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005 Hard cover, octavo, in quarter-leather black leather binding with black cloth covered boards. A gilt lozenge decorates both covers. The spine has five raised bands with decoration and titles in gilt, 268pp. All edges gilt, with ribbon bookmark. Condition: As new. *** The story of Sally Miller (c1814 - ?), an American slave in who successfully won a Supreme Court case, Miller v. Belmonti (1845), arguing for her freedom. The argument was that she had been born as Salomé Müller and emigrated with her family from Germany as an indentured servant, not a slave.. Special Edition for the Classics of Law Library. Hard Cover. Fine.
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- Dark and Stormy Night Books
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- 6981
- Title
- The Lost German Slave Girl. The extraordinary true story of Sally Miller and her fight for freedom in Old New Orleans.
- Author
- Bailey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Special Edition for the Classics of Law Library
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
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We work to promote the significance of a wide variety of ideas, from whatever era they might originate. We celebrate, and work to preserve, the artistry of the printed page, the handwritten word, and the craftsmanship of the hand-made object in today's virtual, digital world.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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