SLAVE NARRATIVE

Equiano, Olaudah. The Life and Adventures of Olaudah Equiano; or Gustavus Vassa, the African. From an Account Written by Himself. Edited by Abigail Mott. Engraved frontispiece by Alexander Andersen, title-page vignette, 6 full-page wood-engraved illustrations (including a version of the famous slaveship hold). 12mo, pictorial orange wrappers, faded with some wear to the spine. New York: Samuel Wood, 1829 FIRST EDITION. Abigail Mott, who edited this work, was also the author of the first biography of African-Americans, Biographical Sketches...Persons of Color (New York, 1826). Sabin 98662.