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The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

Title: The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African/ written by himself.
Author: Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797.
Publication: New-York: printed and sold by W. Durell, 1791.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KD 1791 (Equiano, O. Interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano)	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Request Appointment Not available - In use until 2024-06-12 - Please for assistance.	Text	Request in advance	Sc Rare B 15-16 (Lapidus Collection)	Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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Description

2 v. in 1: ill.; 17 cm.

Uniform Title

Interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano

Alternative Title

Interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano
Gustavus Vassa, the African

Subjects

Note

Frontispiece of v. 1, a portrait of the author, engraved by Tiebout.
Each volume has independent title-page, separate paging and registration, but the chapter numbering is continuous.
Plates engraved by Cornelius Tiebout.

Indexed In (note)

Evans

Source (note)

of Sidney Lapidus;

Binding (note)

Copy in Sc Rare B 15-16 (Lapidus Collection) bound in contemporary brown leather boards, with red label on spine.

Call Number

*KD 1791 (Equiano, O. Interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano)

LCCN

99199422

OCLC

41565478

Author

Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797.

Title

The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African/ written by himself.

Imprint

New-York: printed and sold by W. Durell, 1791.

Edition

First American edition.

Indexed In:

Evans 23353

Local Note

Copy in *KD, in v. 2, a somewhat mutilated folded plate.

Binding

Copy in Sc Rare B 15-16 (Lapidus Collection) bound in contemporary brown leather boards, with red label on spine. NN

Source

Lenox.

Gift; of Sidney Lapidus; 2015. Copy in Schomburg Center, Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Books

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Added Author

Tiebout, Cornelius, 1773?-1832, engraver

Duyckinck Collection.

Lapidus, Sidney, 1937- donor.

Research Call Number

*KD 1791 (Equiano, O. Interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano)

Sc Rare B 15-16 (Lapidus Collection)

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