Research Catalog

Title

A narrative of the life and travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince / written by herself.

Author

Prince, Nancy, 1799-

Publication

• Boston : Published by the author, 1853.
• ©1850.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hall, Wm A. (William A.)
• Ford Collection.

Description

89, [1] pages; 16 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Subjects

• Russia > Social life and customs
• African American women > Biography
• African Americans > Russia > Biography
• Black author
• West Indies > Description and travel
• Prince, Nancy, 1799-

Note

• "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by Nancy Prince, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts."--copyright statement, verso of title page.
• "Wm. A. Hall, printer, 22 School St., Boston."--printer statement, verso of title page.
• Last page blank.

Indexed In (note)

• Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
• Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time

Additional Formats (note)

• Available as part of The Digital Schomburg, a project providing electronic access to collections on the African Diaspora and Africa from The New York Public Library.

Source (note)

• from Arthur A. Schomburg;

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Binding (note)

• The Schomburg Center's Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Book Division's copy 2 in Sc Rare B 24-4 bound in publisher's original blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt lettering to the front board.

Contents

A sketch of the early life of Nancy Price -- Marriage, and voyage to Russia -- Mr. Prince -- Manners and customs of the Russians -- The events that took place during nine years' residence in St. Petersburg -- Her voyage home -- Her voyage and business in the West Indies -- Her errand home, and success -- Her return back, and state of things at that time -- Description of the country -- Embarkment again home, and deception of the captain -- Cast away at Key West -- Arrival at New Orleans ; Scenes witnessed there -- Departure from New Orleans, and arrival at New York.

Call Number

Sc Rare B-Prince (Prince, N. Narrative... 2nd ed.)

LCCN

34030124

OCLC

• 12019236
• NYPGR12019236-B

Author

Prince, Nancy, 1799- author.

Title

A narrative of the life and travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince / written by herself.

Publisher

Boston : Published by the author, 1853.

Copyright Date

©1850.

Edition

Second edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 8468

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 65570

Additional Formats

Available as part of The Digital Schomburg, a project providing electronic access to collections on the African Diaspora and Africa from The New York Public Library.

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare B-Prince (accession no. B594139) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Binding

The Schomburg Center's Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Book Division's copy 2 in Sc Rare B 24-4 bound in publisher's original blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt lettering to the front board.

Source

Purchase; from Arthur A. Schomburg; 1926. Copy in Sc Rare B-Prince (Prince, N. Narrative... 2nd ed.), Schomburg Center, Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Books.

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Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Hall, Wm A. (William A.), printer.

Ford Collection.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare B-Prince (Prince, N. Narrative... 2nd ed.)

AN (Prince) (Prince, N. Narrative of the life and travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince. 1853)

*WIY 97-263

Sc Rare B 24-4