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FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM [Inscribed to Henry P. Slaughter]

FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM [Inscribed to Henry P. Slaughter]

FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM [Inscribed to Henry P. Slaughter]
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FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM [Inscribed to Henry P. Slaughter]

by Franklin, John Hope

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 622, xlii pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine black with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut. Some general shelfwear and rubbing, including chipping to the head and tail of spine and corners, two small drops stains to tail of spine. Cloth to head of spine with some rubbing. Light foxing to endpapers. Inscribed on the title page: "For Mr. Henry P. Slaughter, with the best wishes of John Hope Franklin February 20, 1948." JR consignment. Shelved in case 1. John Hope Franklin was an American historian whose 'From Slavery to Freedom' has gone through ten editions. He taught at Howard University from 1947 to 1956.




Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library: "Slaughter's collection was highly regarded as one of the best and largest libraries of materials by and about Black people...The collection numbered over 10,000 volumes...in Washington DC...The collection documents a wide range of subject areas including slavery, the Civil War, religion, music, art, theater, secret societies, folklore, poetry, fiction, biographies, Africa, Carbbean, South America, and a large number of items on Abraham Lincoln." He sold his collection in 1946 to the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, and this volume would have been accquired or given as a gift soon after and remained in his library in DC. 1368916. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

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Bookseller
Second Story Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
1368916
Title
FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM [Inscribed to Henry P. Slaughter]
Author
Franklin, John Hope
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1947
Note
May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tail
The heel of the spine.
Inscribed
When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Shelfwear
Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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....
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

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