TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE. NARRATIVE OF SOLOMON NORTHUP, A CITIZEN OF NEW-YORK, KIDNAPPED IN WASHINGTON CITY IN 1841, AND RESCUED IN 1853, FROM A COTTON PLANTATION NEAR THE RED RIVER, IN LOUISIANA.
Auburn: Derby and Miller, 1853. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 336 pages. In Good condition. Bound in three-quarter red leather and pebbled dark green cloth boards, with gilt-paneled spine with no titling. Boards show light rubbing to binding with light plus cracking to hinges, and reinforcement to both front and rear gutters. Text block shows light to moderate foxing and occasional light finger wear and smudges to interior, occasional light fraying to fore-edges, damage to p. 336 (appears to have been previously pasted to something), and gift inscription to second free end paper. True first printing, with no mention of “Thousand” at top of title page. Contains all seven wood engravings, including frontispiece portrait, but lacking four-page catalogue. LB Consignment. Shelved in Case 1. More