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Life of John Thompson, A Fugitive Slave: Containing his History of 25 Years in Bondage and His Providential Escape
by Thompson, John
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Negro Universities Press, 1968. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover 1968 reprint by the Negro Universities Press of the original 1856 publication written by John Thompson about his years of being enslaved and his subsequent escape to the north. Brown linen covered boards are clean. There is no dust jacket. Lower corner of front board is dented and has very light wearing to the cloth, with minimal wearing to the other corner tips. Bottom of spine has very light wear to the cloth as well. Binding is extremely tight. It appears this copy has not been read. Very nice copy. 143 pages.
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- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230504007
- Title
- Life of John Thompson, A Fugitive Slave: Containing his History of 25 Years in Bondage and His Providential Escape
- Author
- Thompson, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Negro Universities Press
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.69 lbs
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Reprint
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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