Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself. (1789 London Equiano Edition) (Q437)

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Equiano's self-published narrative. London, 1789.
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Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself. (1789 London Equiano Edition)
Equiano's self-published narrative. London, 1789.

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    THE | INTERESTING NARRATIVE | OF | THE LIFE | OF | OLAUDAH EQUIANO, | OR | GUSTAVUS VASSA, | THE AFRICAN. | WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. | VOL. 1. | [line] | Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid, for | the Lord Jehova is my strength and my song; he also is become | my salvation. | And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon
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    [cont.] his name, | declare his doings among the people. Isaiah xii. 2, 4. | [line] | LONDON: | Printed for and sold by the AUTHOR, No. 10, Union- | Street, Middlesex Hospital. | Sold also by Mr. Johnson, Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. | Murray, Fleet-Street; Messrs. Robson and Clark, Bond- | Street; Mr. Davis, opposite Gray's Inn, Holborn; Messrs. Shepperson and Reynolds, and M. Jackson,
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    [cont.] Oxford-Street; | Mr. Lackington, Chiswell-Street; Mr. Mathews, Strand; Mr. Murray, Prince's-Street, Soho; Mess. Taylor and Co. | South Arch, Royal Exchange; Mr. Button, Newington- | Causeway; Mr. Parsons, Paternoster-Row; and may be had | of all the Booksellers in Town and Country. | [Entered at Stattoner's Hall]
    The brackets around "Entered at Stattoner's Hall" are printed in the text. The long S in "Parsons" is different from all of the others. Volume II has "Vol II" in place of "Vol I."
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    Title page says "Printed for and sold by the AUTHOR"
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    Also sold by Mr. Johnson, Mr. Murray, Mr. Robson and Mr. Clark, Mr. Davis, Mr. Shepperson and Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lackington, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Murray, Mess. Taylor and Co., Mr. Button, and Mr. Parsons as noted on the title page.
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    An address to Parliament.
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    Vol. 1, pg. [273]
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    Vol. 1, pg. [275-276]
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    2 volumes
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    [2], [1]-255 pages, 3 leaves of plates
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    [2], [i]-273, [1] pages
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    Signed "Atkins Del" and "Barnes & Co Sc." Could be Samuel Atkins but unconfirmed.
    Vol. 2. Fold-out frontispiece.
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