1855 FREDERICK DOUGLASS. What to the Slave is the Fourth of July. My Bondage. First Edition. Americana mainly his own

mainly his own

on this forty fourth anniversary of my espousals to thee

Doctor of Diuinitie

and Spader Johnson and Fred De Voe

but in no danger of coming away

1855 FREDERICK DOUGLASS. What to the Slave is the Fourth of July. My Bondage. First Edition. Americana mainly his ownVery rare and desirable first edition of Douglass' autobiography. In addition, the volume contains several of his essays as appendices, including perhaps his most famous, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?," and "Letter to his Old Master. A nearly identical example just sold for $3,500 at auction. Douglass, Frederick. My Bondage and My Freedom. Part I. Life as a Slave. Part II. Life as a Freeman. By Frederick Douglass. With An Introduction. By