A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy
by Olmsted, Frederick Law
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- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
New York: Dix & Edwards, 1856. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition. Bound in publisher's brown ribbed cloth decorated in blind and lettered in gilt on the spine. Near Fine, with dulling to gilt titles, shallow chipping at head of spine. Several small stains to top edge of textblock. Small corner missing from front free end paper. A nice and sharp copy of a book which usually turns up much worse for wear. Olmsted was interested in the slave economy and was commissioned by The New York Daily Times (currently The New York Times) to travel in the American South and gather extensive research. His dispatches, vivid first-person accounts of the antebellum South, were collected into three volumes, this being the first.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
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- 140939282
- Title
- A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy
- Author
- Olmsted, Frederick Law
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dix & Edwards
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1856
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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