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SKETCH, WALTER. The Down-Trodden: or, Black Blood and White. Being in Part Related to the Author by "Nelse" a Fugitive Slave. New-York: Jonathan Miller, Jr., 1853. 1st ed. 8vo. 89 pp. Removed. Last leaf loose; one leaf slightly defective, affecting several words. Some stains & lib. stamps on title. $425.00

 

Wright II, 2236. Very rare and little known novel of slavery in the U.S. The damaged leaf occurs in the second story, "The Maid of Honor." Not in LCP/HSP Afro-Americana Catalogue or Blockson.