THE BLACK POET. Being the Remarkable Story (Partly Told by Himself) of George Moses Horton, a North Carolina Slave
by Walser, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Philosophical Library, [1966]. 120 pages. plus frontispiece facsimile. Illustrated with full-page drawings by Claude Howell (printed with the text). Original cloth. [21.5 cm.] About fine in very good plus dust jacket. Some very faint foxing to endpapers due to contact with original dust jacket. Jacket is bright, but shows light rubbing, traces of faint foxing, and a tiny closed tear to rear panel. FIRST EDITION.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000069
- Title
- THE BLACK POET. Being the Remarkable Story (Partly Told by Himself) of George Moses Horton, a North Carolina Slave
- Author
- Walser, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Philosophical Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1966]
- Keywords
- literature biography african american
- Bookseller catalogs
- NORTH CAROLINA - LITERATURE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; LITERATURE - U.S. - 19TH CENTURY;
Terms of Sale
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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- Facsimile
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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