THE HIRELING AND THE SLAVE, CHICORA, AND OTHER POEMS

by William J. Grayson

$100 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

First edition

Charleston, SC: McCarter & Co., Publishers, 116 Meeting Street, 1856. First edition. 20 cm. Original publishers brown blind stamped binding. Heavily chipped spine with cloth worn through on edges. Bookplate and signature of previous owner E. B. Gardette who was a Philadelphia dentist. Previously a duplicate of the New York Public Libray with Exchange From stamp on verso of title page. Both in the preface and notes the author defends slavery with the

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