1855 First Edition FIGURES OF THE BIBLE *Signed by Abolitionist Henry Stanton
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1855 First Edition FIGURES OF THE BIBLE *Signed by Abolitionist Henry Stanton:
$329.99
Attention Collectors!
1855
First Edition
Types And Figures
of
The Bible
Illustrated By The Art
of the
Early and Middle Ages
Here isa very rare antiquarian hardcover bookthatwould beafantastic addition to a collection!
You are offerding ona rare antique hardcoverbook titled Types and Figures of the Bible, Illustrated By The Art of The Early and Middle Ages. By Louisa Twining. Published in London by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. This is the exceedingly rare First Printing! Book has many pages loaded with illustrations.
I conducted a search and found only one other First Edition of this title and that book was selling for $575! There are a couple of reasons why my book is even better:
My book is signed on the half title page by abolitionist Henry Stanton. The book is signed as follows: \"Reginald Dakin from his Godfather Henry Stanton, 16th October 1855\".
Here is info about Henry Stanton:
Henry Brewster Stanton (June 27, 1805 – January 14, 1887) was a 19th century abolitionist and social reformer.
Stanton was born in Preston, Connecticut, the son of Joseph Stanton and Susan M. Brewster. He remembered his first desires for racial justice dated from his childhood, listening to the song of Miantonomi, a murdered chief of the Narragansett tribe:
In my childhood we had a Negro slave whose voice was attuned to the sweetest cadence. Many a time did she lull me to slumber by singing this touching lament. It sank deep into my breast, and moulded my advancing years. Before I reached manhood I resolved that I would become the champion of the oppressed colored races of my country.
His wife, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, cousin of Gerrit Smith, was also very much involved in social issues, including temperance, the abolition of slavery, women\'s rights and universal suffrage. The couple was married on May 1, 1840, and the family ultimately included seven children. Their wedding trip was spent in Europe where Henry B. Stanton was a delegate to the World\'s Anti-Slavery Convention in London that began on June 12, 1840.
Stanton was well known as an orator and writer, and used these skills as a journalist, attorney, and politician. In 1826, Stanton began writing for the Monroe Telegraph in Rochester, New York. He also wrote for the New York Tribune, when Horace Greeley was editor, and then for the New York Sun until his death. In 1832, he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, to study theology at Lane Seminary, but chose to actively join the abolitionist movement before completing his course. After his marriage, Stanton studied law under his father-in-law Daniel Cady in Johnstown, New York, and, after his studies, became a patent attorney in Boston, Massachusetts, where both he and his wife were actively and prominently engaged in the anti-slavery movement.
Due chiefly to Stanton\'s ill health, the family moved to Seneca Falls, New York in 1847, where they resided in a house purchased for them by Daniel Cady. In Seneca Falls, Stanton continued his work in reform, journalism and politics, often traveling, speaking and writing on behalf of abolition. While living in Seneca Falls, Stanton helped organize the Free Soil Party (1848) and the Republican Party in 1856. He also served a term in the New York Senate (1850–51).
Stanton was widely recognized as a premier American orator on social issues, and he was a primary spokesman for the abolitionist movement prior to the American Civil War. He was known for his skill in extemporaneous speaking, and his wife reported that he was occasionally asked to speak on a random topic for the amusement of the audience.
Following the World\'s Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840, Stanton spent several months on an anti-slavery European speaking tour, touching most of the principal cities of England, Scotland, Ireland and France. Throughout their lives, Henry Stanton and Elizabeth Cady Stanton traveled widely, both jointly and separately, speaking and organizing for social causes that included temperance, abolition and women\'s rights. When Henry died unexpectedly of pneumonia in 1887, Elizabeth was in London speaking on behalf of voting rights for women.
Politically and socially active throughout his life, Stanton served as Deputy County Clerk of Monroe County, New York, for three years, and as secretary of the American Anti-Slavery Society from 1835 to 1840. Stanton was appointed Deputy Collector of the Custom House, Port of New York in 1861 and held the position until 1863.
Stanton\'s publications included many pamphlets on social issues and the book length Sketches of Reforms and Reformers in Great Britain and Ireland (New York, 1849), an examination of British social conditions and activists. In addition, he was finishing the fourth edition of his autobiography Random Recollections (1885) at the time of his death from pneumonia on January 14, 1887 in New York City.
In addition to having the signature of Henry Stanton, my book also comes with the original sales receipt from 1855! It was sold to Rev. Prof. L. Waterman by the Ancient and Modern Booksellers, Stationers of Bath, England. Amazing!!!
Book features light brown binding with gold titling on the spine and black ruling on the covers. The corners are bumped and worn. The pages show light to moderate foxing. The pages are unevenly bound with some sticking out a bit more than others. Book remains in good condition.
This is an exceedingly rare book with outstanding provenance! It would be a terrific bookto add to a gift idea!
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1855 First Edition FIGURES OF THE BIBLE *Signed by Abolitionist Henry Stanton:
$329.99