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The Confessions of Nat Turner
by Styron, William
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About This Item
New York; (1967): Random House. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 428(1)pp. The story set in Virginia in 1831 where a revolt was led by a remarkable negro preacher named Nat Turner, an educated slave who narrated his confession from jail days before his execution. This compelling story that ranges over the whole life of Nat reaching its inevitable and shattering climax that bloody day in August. Bound ib black cloth stamped in gilt and red, spine red, silver and gilt, top edge red. A near fine copy in near fine unclipped dust jacket with just a hint of fading to spine.
Synopsis
The Confessions of Nat Turner is the title of two books: The Confessions of Nat Turner, the Leader of the Late Insurrections in Southampton, Va. , an 1831 book written after Nat Turner's trial by his lawyer, Thomas Ruffin Gray The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967), a 1967 novel by William Styron
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021757
- Title
- The Confessions of Nat Turner
- Author
- Styron, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York; (1967)
- Keywords
- First Edition 1st Dust Jacket Virginia Slavery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Black History;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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