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Amazing Grace : An Anthology of Poems About Slavery, 1660-1810
by Basker, James G. (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition./Fine dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0300091729
- ISBN 13
- 9780300091724
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New Haven and London:: Yale University Press, 2002. A clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is bright, shiny. No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are crisp and clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Includes a brief biographical profile of each poet. List of chapter notes/sources. Chronology of Major Events. Bibliographical references. Index. Laid-in is a copy of promotional letter from the publisher. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original gilt-lettered black cloth. From the Dust Jacket: "This landmark volume is the first anthology of poetic writings on slavery from America, Britain, and around the Atlantic during the Enlightenment -- the crucial period that saw the height of the slave trade but also the origins of the anti-slavery movement. Bringing together more than four hundred poems and excerpts from longer works that were written by more than two hundred and fifty poets, both famous and unknown, the book charts the emergence of slavery as part of the collective consciousness of the English-speaking world." . First Printing of the First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket.. Thich 8vo. lvii, 721pp..
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- Title
- Amazing Grace : An Anthology of Poems About Slavery, 1660-1810
- Author
- Basker, James G. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition.
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0300091729
- ISBN 13
- 9780300091724
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven and London:
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- Thich 8vo. lvii, 721pp.
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