An enquiry concerning the intellectual and moral faculties and literature of Negroes. Followed with an account of the life and works of fifteen Negroes and mulattoes distinguished in science, literature, and the arts
An enquiry concerning the intellectual and moral faculties and literature of Negroes. Followed with an account of the life and works of fifteen Negroes and mulattoes distinguished in science, literature, and the arts.
Edition:
1st American edition (and 1st edition in English)
Publisher:
Thomas Kirk
Published:
1810
Alibris ID:
18025469825
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. vii [i.e. viii since page viii misnumbered as vii], 255p. Original cloth. 23 cm. Translated from Gregoire's French by D. B. Warden. Cloth has some uneven fading and wear and is splitting along front joint. Mostly moderate foxing and some browning throughout text. Former owner's bookplate inside front cover. Original paper title label on backstrip mostly present but quite faded--most of last word in "Literature of Negroes" still visible. The foundation source for early Black intellectual achievement in publisher's original binding.