Frederick Douglass Autograph Letter Signed.
by Douglass, Frederick
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D.C, November 30, 1888. Autograph letter signed by Frederick Douglass to M. M. Rodgers. Octavo, one page on Lyons Parchment, the handwritten letter reads in part, "Since you have so much to desire a letter by my own hand, though I have more of that kind of work to do than ought to be required of me, I take pleasure in obliging you. I am glad to know that you are devoting your time, thought and talents to the education of the colored people of the South." In very good condition with toning, mail folds, and slight loss to the edges. After escaping from slavery in Maryland in 1838, Frederick Douglass became a leader of the national abolitionist movement gaining notoriety for his acute and powerful antislavery orations and writings. Douglass wrote several bestselling autobiographies which became instrumental in promoting the cause for abolition. A firm believer in the equality of all peoples, Douglass also actively supported women's suffrage and became the first African American to be nominated for Vice President of the United States running on the Equal Rights Party ticket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145323
- Title
- Frederick Douglass Autograph Letter Signed.
- Author
- Douglass, Frederick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C
- Date Published
- November 30, 1888
- Keywords
- Frederick Douglass Autograph Letter Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...