Mar 31, 2011 - Sale 2241

Sale 2241 - Lot 258

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Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(RHODE ISLAND.) Bourne, Ansel. Wonderful Works of God. A Narrative of the Wonderful Facts in the Case of Ansel Bourne, of Westerly, Rhode Island, who, in the Midst of Opposition to the Christian Religion was Suddenly Struck Blind, Dumb and Deaf; and after Eighteen Days was Suddenly and Completely Restored . . . in the Christian Chapel. Portrait plate. 8vo, original printed wrappers, worn and detached; foxing, finger-soiling; owner's inscription dated 1866 on title page. Irvington, NJ, 1858
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The original owner, Cesar H. Gardiner (born circa 1810, died after 1874), was an African-American waiter then living in Providence, RI. Felcone 1432; Sabin 6909.