Frederick Douglass engraving...
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HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York., Feb., 1875 Inside has an informative seventeen page article entitled "New Washington". Includes sixteen illustrations of notable buildings, streets, landmarks and more, plus a nice 4 1/4 by 3 1/2 inch portrait of Frederick Douglass. The article provides a textual sketch of Douglass, mentioning in part: "Here it may be added that the statesmen of the African race are nearly all resident in Washington, or in frequent council there, headed, of course, by one of the first literary minds which Maryland has produced. I mean Frederick Douglass....Once a flogged slave..." and more. Measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2in. about 150 pages. This volume was never bound nor trimmed & still has the original outer wrappers (much desired as such). Various wear at the margins
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