Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave

Heading: (African-American, 1849)
Author: Bibb, Henry
Title: Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, written by himself.
Place Published: New York
Publisher:[Henry Bibb]
Date Published: 1849
Description:

x, 13-207 pp. Illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece of author by P.H. Reason with tissue guard, and additional unattributed engraved drawings throughout the text. 18.3x12 cm (7¼x4¾"), original red cloth, decorations and lettering in gilt. Third stereotype edition.

A scarce narrative of an ex-slave during the antebellum period. Bibb would die suddenly at the age of 39 just before slavery was abolished in the British Empire and a full decade before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Condition Report: Rubbing to ends of spine and corners of boards; front hinge cracked, marginal foxing throughout; good.