1855. Slavery & AbolitionAfrican American History Northup Solomon. Twelve Years a Slave 1855 stands as one of the most consequential firsthand accounts of American slavery documenting the kidnapping and illegal enslavement of a free Black man from New York and exposing the interstate slave trade that linked Washington D.C. to the plantation economies of Louisiana. Born free in New York State Northup was deceived into traveling to the nation's capital in 1841 where he was drugged imprisoned and sold into slavery. His narrative provides rare and detailed testimony of slave pens in Washington the markets of New Orleans and the labor regimes of cotton and sugar plantations in Louisiana. A first edition later printing published during the intensifying crisis around national abolition in the 1850s the work contributed to Northern antislavery discourse by candidly explaining the vulnerability of free Black citizens under federal law and the complicity of national institutions in sustaining bondage. Northup's reflections including his observation that cruelty was rooted in "the system under which he lives" articulates broader antebellum debates over slavery as an institution rather than merely as individual failing.<br /> <br /> Northup Solomon. Twelve Years a Slave. Narrative of Solomon Northup. New York and Auburn: Miller Orton and Mulligan 1855. First edition later printing twenty-eighth thousand stated on title page. This printing comprises 336 pages and includes a frontispiece portrait of Northup and six inserted plates. Bound in original brown cloth embossed with a scene of an enslaver whipping an enslaved man on both covers spine gilt-lettered 12mo.<br /> <br /> Issued first in 1853 shortly after Northup regained his freedom the narrative went through multiple printings and additional editions by 1859 reflecting sustained public engagement with firsthand testimony of the domestic slave trade. The graphic illustrations underscore the publisher's intention to present the work as a moral indictment of slavery. Ex libris bookplate of historian Arthur M. Schlesinger appears on the front pastedown accompanied by a penciled inscription on the front free endpaper linking this copy to twentieth-century American historical scholarship. Frontispiece portrait and six plates present. Original brown cloth as described. No dust jacket as issued. Some rippling to pages. Binding and text block tight. Overall good. A significant antebellum printing of a foundational slave narrative that documents the kidnapping of free Black Americans and the operational realities of slavery in the nation's capital and the Deep South. unknown
Auburn: Derby and Miller 1853. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Near Fine clamshell case. Previous owner personalization on 2nd rear end page. Small piece of front pastedown torn scuffed. Bound in publisher's brown cloth spine lettered in gilt boards stamped in blind with original yellow coated endpapers. Illustrated with seven full page illustrations including the frontispiece of the author. Housed in a custom clamshell case. Cloth worn along edges exposed boards along bottom edge rubbed spine lettering. Contents significantly foxed and printing quality of pages varies as is typical. A presentable copy of the sought-after first printing in a repaired rebacked readable condition. Derby and Miller hardcover
Paperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; After living as a free man for the first thirty-three years of his life Solomon Northup was drugged kidnapped and sold into slavery leaving behind a wife and three children in New York. Sold to a Louisiana plantation owner who was a paperback
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Hardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; ~ Collector's Edition ~ Laminated Hardback with Jacket ~One moment you're free living your life-and the next you're chained sold and stripped of everything you hold dear. This is the chilling fate of a free African American man who hardcover
Bookseller reference : ria9781998736003_inp ISBN : 1998736008 9781998736003
New York: Lousiana State University Press 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A VG hardcover in a VG- unclipped mylar protected dust jacket. First thus. Lousiana State University Press1968. A small tape repair to top of spine and one 1' closed tear and one 1' open tear to dj. Very light soiling to text edges otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is square and tight. Was made into an Academy Award winning film. Scarce Lousiana State University Press hardcover
Dover Publications 1970. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Solomon Northup</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Dover Publications</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780486224640</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 1970</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 336</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> This story of the abduction of a free Negro adult from the North and his enslavement in the South--provides a sensational element which cannot be matched in any of the dozens of narratives written by former slaves. 'Think of it: For thirty years a man wit all man's hopes fears and aspirations--with a wife and children to call him by the endearing names of husband and father--with a home humble it may be but still a home.then for twelve years a thing a chattel personal classed with mules and horses.Oh! it is horrible. It chills the blood to think that such are.'</p> Dover Publications hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9780486224640-2025 ISBN : 0486224643 9780486224640
Dover Publications 1970. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Solomon Northup</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Dover Publications</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780486224640</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 1970</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 336</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> This story of the abduction of a free Negro adult from the North and his enslavement in the South--provides a sensational element which cannot be matched in any of the dozens of narratives written by former slaves. 'Think of it: For thirty years a man wit all man's hopes fears and aspirations--with a wife and children to call him by the endearing names of husband and father--with a home humble it may be but still a home.then for twelve years a thing a chattel personal classed with mules and horses.Oh! it is horrible. It chills the blood to think that such are.'</p> Dover Publications hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9780486224640-2025 ISBN : 0486224643 9780486224640
Auburn NY: Miller Orton & Mulligan. Good with no dust jacket. 1854. Hardcover. Hard cover published by Miller Orton and Mulligan in 1854. Title page has twenty-four thousand at top. Rebound with brown cloth spine and original brown boards. No dust jacket. Blindstamped designs on front and rear covers. Corners are slightly bumped. Inside front cover has a name and date of 1885 and front endpaper has the name of another owner. Pages have spotting or foxing throughout. Some pages in back of book are stained at top. Book is in good minus condition. Small 8vo 336 pages 1.1 lb.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 336 pages . Miller, Orton & Mulligan hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup a Citizen of New-York Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and Rescued in 1853 paperback
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Paperback / softback. New. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup a Citizen of New-York Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and Rescued in 1853 paperback
Bookseller reference : A9780807869437 ISBN : 0807869430 9780807869437
SERBY AND MILLER AUBURN DERBYORTON AND MULLIGAN BUFFALO 1853 HARDBACK BOOK IN GOOD CONDITIONtop of title page-fifth thousand wear at ends of spinesolid binding. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. SERBY AND MILLER [AUBURN] DERBY,ORTON AND MULLIGAN [BUFFALO] hardcover
Derby and Miller 1853. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Derby And Miller Auburn 1853. Hardcover. The scarce true first edition.No mention of thousand on top of title page later printings have Fifth Thousand Eighth Thousand Tenth thousand or Seventeenth thousand indicating later printings Also 1853 on both title and copyright pages and no mention of London on either title or copyright pages.4 page catalog inserted between inside cover and F.E.P. The seven illustrations are all there.The book shows much wear on the edges and the back of the spine is going. Furthermore there is foxing throughout the book. Also there is a name stamped in front cover. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Basis for the award-winning movie of the same title. Derby and Miller hardcover books
Barnes & Noble Signature Editions 2013-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Dust jacket and book are clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Only minor wear. Barnes & Noble Signature Editions hardcover books
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<p>Original Very Good Hardcover Travel Account by Solomon Nunes Carvalho an Orthodox Sephardic Jew and an artist who travelled with Fremont's Fifth Expedition from Kansas to Los Angeles in 1853 and wrote his account. Hostile and friendly First Nations Starvation Salt lake city Mormons Delaware Indians Wolves and Bison Talk about a road trip! Here published in 1954 by the Jewish Publication Society of America. Road journey map endpapers. B/W photos. 328 pp. No jacket. B/W Photographs. Ex-Temple Bethel library book. Clean pages. Library pocket and faded spine numbers.Except for some rubs on rear board tight very good shape. A great exciting read of Jewish Western American travel and true! See our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans</p> The Jewish Publication Society of America hardcover
Paperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book examines the landscape of sustained investment in research and innovation in Africa which are critical for development. This cutting-edge analysis is based on empirical evidence and the author's experience in managing health paperback
Bookseller reference : ria9789811601576_inp ISBN : 9811601577 9789811601576
Hardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book examines the landscape of sustained investment in research and innovation in Africa which are critical for development. This cutting-edge analysis is based on empirical evidence and the author's experience in managing health hardcover
Bookseller reference : ria9789811601545_inp ISBN : 9811601542 9789811601545
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