Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave / written by himself.

"An 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered...

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Main Author: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 (Author)
Other Authors: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 (Writer of preface)
Language:English
Published: Boston : Published at the Anti-slavery Office, 1845.
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Ownership and Custodial History:
MSU: Bookplate of the Baker Free Library ("Presented by Henry M. Baker") on front paste-down.
MSU: Blind impression of ownership signature of Freddy Thompson on front paste-down. Ownership signature of William B. [Gove?] penciled on rear fly-leaf and rear paste-down.
MSU: Newspaper clipping, once laid into the book, transferred to MSS 466. Bookseller's correspondence also in MSS 466 box 1 folder 263.
Local Note:
LM copy 1 in original decorated publisher's cloth.
Binding Information:
MSU: Publisher's original brown cloth.
Physical Description:xvi, 125 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 17 cm
Format: Book

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