Description: Click here to see our other books! Fifty Years in Chains; or, The Life of an American Slave Charles Bell 1860 H. Dayton : New York 7.5" by 5.5" 10-430pp SUMMARY The very scarce abridged edition of Charles Ball's account of his life under slavery in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century America. Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION A very scarce abridged edition of the first hand account of Charles Ball's experiences as an enslaved man, and later fugitive, in America.First published in 1836 under the title 'Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, a Black Man', prepared by Isaac Fisher from Ball's verbal narration, this provides a fascinating account of life under slavery.This abridged edition was first published in 1858, and at forty or so pages shorter than the original edition, omits some passages including the account of the religion of Ball's African grandfather and all references to Ball's participation in the War of 1812.With the contemporary inscription 'John C Bayley, Myrtle St, Brooklyn 1862' to the title page.A very scarce and incredibly informative narrative of the life of African American slaves in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, published shortly prior to the 13th Amendment. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Fading to back strip and board perimeters. Rear board hinge starting, with board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Former owner's inscription to title page. Light spotting and handling marks throughout. Neat repairs to closed tears of pages 265-268. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Topic: History
Publisher: H. Dayton
Author: Charles Bell
Binding: Cloth
Subject: History
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Region: New York
Illustrator: None
Signed: No
Place of Publication: New York
Year Printed: 1860
Country/Region of Manufacture: New York
