<I>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1845
name: label: Written by
content: Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
label: Published by
content: Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American, founded 1835
label: Subject of
content: William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879
label: Subject of
content: Wendell Phillips, American, 1811 - 1884
notes: label: Description
content: A first edition copy of the memoir and antislavery book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself. The hardcover book has a brown cover with an imprinted decorative border and scrollwork. The title is stamped in gold lettering in the center: [NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS]. The frontispiece illustration is a portrait of Douglass, seated at a table, wearing jacket, vest, and tie, with his hands crossed in his lap. The first page prints the full title in alternating large and small type: [NARRATIVE / OF THE / LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS, / AN / AMERICAN SLAVE. / WRITTEN BY HIMSELF]. The last part of the title appears between two horizontal lines. At the bottom center is the publishing information: [BOSTON: / PUBLISHED AT THE ANTI-SLAVERY OFFICE, / No. 25 CORNHILL / 1845.]. The book has a preface written by William Lloyd Garrison and a prefatory letter by Wendell Phillips. There are 125 pages.
place: label: Place printed
content: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Fugitive enslaved
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Self-liberation
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Abolitionist movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Cassell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.43.1
objectType: label: Type
content: narratives
label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 12.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 7/8 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 12.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm)