The life and adventures of Olaudah Equiano; or Gustavus Vassa, the African. : From an account written by himself. /

"Juvenile books, published by Samuel Wood & Sons, New York.": page [4] of cover.

"The Negro's prayer. The following Prayer was penned by a Black Man, a slave, in the lower part of Virginia, and was presented by him to his master ... Written in 1790.": page 36.

Title vignette, of kneeling slave, with captions "Am I not a man and a brother" (above) and "Ah pity human mis'ry, human wo! 'Tis what the happy to the unhappy owe" (below).

Illustrations are wood engravings by Alexander Anderson.

"Having, for several years, been one of the committee to visit the Female Department of the African Free School in New York ... I have observed that the tickets given to the pupils, as rewards ... have a very favourable tendency. ... Similar observations induces me to believe that there is scarcely any thing which can be given to a child as a premium for good behaviour which has a better tendency than a book. This belief prompted me to attempt an abridgement of the Memoirs of Gustavus Vassa, the African ..."--Preface on verso of title page, signed and dated: A.M. [that is, Abigail Mott] Hickory Grove, 6th mo. 1825.

Shoemaker, R.H. Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829,

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time,

Mode of access: Internet.

Contemporary tan/orange stiff paper; publishers' printed wrappers. Housed in urple/red cloth flapcase, with spine titled in gold.

ACQ: 11037; Morrill; 1/22/1959.