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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.: Being the Personal Recolllections of Peter Still and His Wife "Vina" After Forty Years of Slavery.
by Kate Pickard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 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. Being the Personal Recolllections of Peter Still and His Wife "Vina" After Forty Years of Slavery.
- Author
- Kate Pickard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William T. Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- Syracuse, NY
- Date Published
- 1856
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- anti-slavery
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- Cracked
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- Gilt
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- FFEP
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- Gutter
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- Hinge
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