FREDERICK DOUGLASS Eulogy of the Late Hon Wm Jay Delivere

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Sale 2697 - Lot 153

Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500

FREDERICK DOUGLASS. Eulogy, of the Late Hon. Wm. Jay . . . Delivered on the Invitation of the Colored Citizens of New York City. 32 pages. Octavo, 8¾ x 5¾ inches, original printed wrappers; wrinkling to wrappers, moderate dampstaining, minimal wear to contents; pages 17-20 unopened. Rochester, NY, 1859

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Douglass reflects on the life of the abolitionist judge William Jay (1789-1858), who played an important role in the American Anti-Slavery Society. Douglass describes him as "a good and great man." The pamphlet concludes with two long poems by other authors commemorating British abolitionists Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce.

Afro-Americana 3228; not in Blockson. 4 in OCLC, and only one other traced at auction (Swann sale, 26 March 2015, lot 90).

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