William Wells Brown: Author and Reformer by FARRISON, William Edward - 1969

Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx), 1969-06. Hardcover. Good.

Univ of Chicago Pr. Used - Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: University of Chicago Press, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1969. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback in the Negro American Biographies and Autobiographies series, 1969, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj shelfworn with a couple of small chips to edges; original blue cloth boards clean and crisp. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text bright and clear throughout. From a private collection, not an old library book. Photograph available.

Chicago and London: University of Chicago, (1969). 482pp. Publisher's cloth. Light spotting to edges of text block. Near fine in a dust jacket in like condition. First edition of this first biography of William Wells Brown, "Kentucky-born slave who became a self-educated writer and advocate of abolition, temperance, and international peace." The author argues for Brown's place alongside that of William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Wendell Phillips. Inscribed by the series editor, John Hope Franklin.