Rare 1875 edition of Sojourner Truth's powerful account, which inspired a nation with the bold "evangelic fervor and plain wit" that characterized her moving struggle for freedom and women's rights. Octavo (5-1/4 by 7-3/4 inches), original gilt- and blind-stamped pictorial russet cloth. No place: Published for the Author, 1875.
Narrative of Sojourner Truth A Bondswoman of Olden Time, Emancipated by the New York Legislature in the Early Part of the Present Century With a History of her Labors and Correspondence, Drawn from her Book of Life.
(SLAVERY) (GILBERT, Olive) TRUTH, Sojourner. "SOJOURNER TRUTH STRIDES THROUGH AMERICAN HISTORY LARGER THAN LIFE": EXCEPTIONAL 1875 EDITION OF THE NARRATIVE OF SOJOURNER TRUTH-THE FIRST TO FEATURE HER ENGRAVED IMAGE ON THE RARE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING AND AS FRONTISPIECE, CHOSEN BY HER & BASED ON HER FAVORITE AND MOST ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
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