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Book/Printed Material The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

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Title

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

Names

  • Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797
  • Tiebout, Cornelius, 1777-1832, engraver
  • American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  Equiano, Olaudah,--1745-1797
  • -  Enslaved persons--United States--Biography
  • -  Enslaved persons--Great Britain--Biography
  • -  Slavery--West Indies

Notes

  • -  Plates engraved by Cornelius Tiebout.
  • -  Signatures: [A]⁴ B-R⁶ S² ²B-R⁶.
  • -  Vol. 1: [8], 194 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: [2], 192 p., [1] folded leaf of plates.
  • -  Evans 23353
  • -  List of subscribers: v. 1, p. [5-8], 1st group of paging.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: port wanting.
  • -  LC copy formerly in the Toner Collection.
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-08-14 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • 2 v. in 1 : ill., port. ; 17 cm. (12mo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HT869.E6 A3 1791

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99199422

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Equiano, Olaudah, Cornelius Tiebout, American Imprint Collection, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. New-York: Printed and sold by W. Durell, 1791. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/99199422/.

APA citation style:

Equiano, O., Tiebout, C., American Imprint Collection & Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. (1791) The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. New-York: Printed and sold by W. Durell. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99199422/.

MLA citation style:

Equiano, Olaudah, et al. The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. New-York: Printed and sold by W. Durell, 1791. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99199422/>.