Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave (frontispiece and title page)
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Title
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave (frontispiece and title page)
Collection
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave
Names
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 (Author)
Bell, B. (Artist)
Adlard, H. (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1845
Place: Dublin
Publisher: Webb and Chapman
Date Issued: 1845
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare B-Douglass (Douglass, F. Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass. Dublin: 1845)
Subjects
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
African American abolitionists
Genres
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 18 x 20 cm (frontispiece and title page combined)
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11759156
Photo Order: 49165
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.SCH32
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 795fb840-0a84-0130-a42a-58d385a7b928
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Date Issued
1845
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave (frontispiece and title page)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1845. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/795fb840-0a84-0130-a42a-58d385a7b928
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1845). Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave (frontispiece and title page) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/795fb840-0a84-0130-a42a-58d385a7b928
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave (frontispiece and title page)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/795fb840-0a84-0130-a42a-58d385a7b928
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