Memoir of Mary Anna Longstreth: By an Old Pupil (Abolitionist Biography)
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1886. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 224 PP. Very Good. Item #9563
First edition copy in the original cloth binding. Title-stamping in gilt to the spine. The frontis portrait (a real photo mounted to the page) of Longstreth intact. Albumen and silver portrait frontis photo by Wenderoth, Taylor, & Brown.
Longstreth was a noted abolitionist and head of girls school in Philadelphia. It is rumored that she was integral to the Underground Railroad in the 1850's and was nearly hung in Rittenhouse Square by a pro-slavery mob before the PA militia saved her. An often overlooked book by an overlooked hero of modern education and the abolitionist movement. A very attractive copy that has been well cared for. Minor scuffing and wear to spine ends and edges.
Price: $30.00