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Sabbath Scene
by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
1854. WHITTIER, John Greenleaf. A Sabbath Scene. Sewn, A.e.g. Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1854. BAL 22252. Lacks wrappers, dust-soiling to exterior leaves, else a very good copy. Illustrated separate printing of Whittier's bitter abolition poem, written in response to the Fugitive Slave Act. The poem tells of a dream in which a female slave seeks sanctuary in a church, where the minister trips her with his bible and turns her over to her master.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George S. MacManus Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 79074
- Title
- Sabbath Scene
- Author
- WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- BALIT, PAMPHLETS, LITX
Terms of Sale
George S. MacManus Company
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About the Seller
George S. MacManus Company
Biblio member since 2005
Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania
About George S. MacManus Company
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