Obi; or, Three Fingered Jack.
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TextPublication details: New-York: : J. Slater, publisher, 42 Division Street., [between 1842 and 1849?]; N.Y. New York. Description: 140 p., [3] leaves of plates ; 14 cmOther title: - Obi; or, The history of threefingered Jack
- Threefingered Jack
Title vignette;
John Slater published at 42 Division St., New York, between 1842 and 1849. Text has same typesetting as N.H. Whitaker's unillustrated Boston 1830 edition;
In printed paper over boards, with publisher's advertisement on back cover;
Not in Checklist Amer. imprints. Cf. Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 3382.Local Notes: Library Company copy inscribed: C Lippincott.Local Added Entry - Personal Name: Slater, John., publisher;
Lippincott, Charles, former owner.Imprint: N.Y. New York. 1842.Subject(s): Genre/Form:
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Library Company of Philadelphia Stacks | Am 1842 Earle 70123.D | Available | 26384 |
Based on the life of Jack Mansong, also called "Three-fingered Jack".
Title vignette.
John Slater published at 42 Division St., New York, between 1842 and 1849. Text has same typesetting as N.H. Whitaker's unillustrated Boston 1830 edition.
In printed paper over boards, with publisher's advertisement on back cover.
Not in Checklist Amer. imprints. Cf. Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 3382.
Library Company copy inscribed: C Lippincott.