$185
Abolition of Slavery, Two Titles from the 1850s. Autographs for Freedom, edited by Julia Griffiths, Auburn: Alden, Beardsley & Co.; and Rochester: Wanzer, Beardsley, & Co., second edition, octavo, a collection of anti-slavery essays and contributions written in response to the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society's solicitation, each contribution features the author's signature in facsimile, contributors include Harriet Beecher Stowe, Horace Greeley, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Frederick Douglass, and others, contemporary cloth, in custom box, binding shaken, some tears to a few preliminaries, 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. [and] The Rev. J.W. Loguen, as a Slave and as a Freeman, a Narrative of Real Life, Syracuse: Truair & Co., 1859, octavo, first edition, portrait frontis, green publisher's cloth, worn, in a custom box, 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (2) Estimate $300-500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-11-12
