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The Kidnapped and the Ransomed: Being the Personal Recolllections of Peter Still and His Wife "Vina" After Forty Years of Slavery.
by Kate Pickard
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- very good
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Very Good
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Centreville, Virginia
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About This Item
First Edition. Wright II 1893. Extra vignette title, frontis, and illustration. Anti-slavery novel. Hardcover Condition: Brown cloth cover with gilt spine spine title. Spine chipped at bottom. Front pastedown cracked at gutter but hinge still strong. Slight spine slant. Boards have toning. Interior pages clean. Ownership inscription on FFEP (appears to be in pencil).
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- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 3058
- Title
- The Kidnapped and the Ransomed
- Author
- Kate Pickard
- Book condition
- second hand - Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William T. Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- Syracuse, NY
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- anti-slavery
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- 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... [more]
- vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ... [more]
- ffep
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that... [more]
- cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,... [more]
- 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.... [more]
- gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched... [more]
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