Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Color. To Which Is Added, a Selection of Pieces in Poetry.

Abigail Mott

New York, Printed by the residuary estate of Lindley Murray, 1839.

Octavo. vi, [7]-408 p. 19 cm. Third edition. Contemporary sheep, black leather spine label. Modern leather reback with original spine. Loss to original leather to head, joints and tail of spine. Dampstaining, affecting text to first 25 pages, foxing. 

Mott attempted to humanize people of color through short biographies, stories demonstrating the humanity of blacks,and evidence of their creativity through poetry. Her sketches range internationally in scope (Sierra Leone, the Caribbean, Liberia, the US),including the well-known (Toussaint L'Ouverture, Phyllis Wheatley), the obscure (Poor Sarah. Billy and Jenny), and Native Americans (Good Old Ruththe Pequot, Margaret Ann Crutchfield). Sabin 51111