Description: Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth Second edition, first issue of the classic ex-slave's memoir New York: Published for the Author, 1853. Second edition, first issue with title page dated 1853 with a New York imprint and "Printed by Edward O. Jenkins" on front wrap seen in Blockson 29, and front wrapper resetting title page within an ornamental border. Does not feature Harriet Beecher Stowe's introduction; that would be present in later issues. Oval portrait frontispiece. [v],vi-xi, (12-13), 14-144 pp. Bound in publisher's original wraps. Very Good+ with light creasing to spine and small split to center at front joint with trivial tear, minor dampness staining to covers, creasing and chipping to corners. Contents lightly toned with scattered foxing. Originally a Dutch-speaking slave in New York, Truth escaped to freedom with her infant daughter in 1826. Two years later, she sued her former owner to recover her son and became the first black woman to sue a white man and prevail. After gaining freedom, she would preach about abolition and human right for all. "A legend in her own time, Truth's indomitable will has won her a permanent place in American history. Her evangelic fervor and plain wit helped to advance the causes of emancipation and women's rights" (Blockson 29). Truth's biographer Margaret Washington notes the 1853 edition "has been overlooked, and few copies exist. Apparently not even the Library of Congress has one" (Sojourner Truth's America, 435:20n).
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Author: Truth, Sojourner; Olive Gilbert; [William Lloyd Garrison]
Publisher: Published for the Author
Year Printed: 1853
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
