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The Life, Labors, and Travels of Elder Charles Bowles, of the Free Will Baptist Denomination

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Sale 392: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps (#392) 11/06/2008 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Lot #92 The Life, Labors, and Travels of Elder Charles Bowles, of the Free Will Baptist Denomination

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Title:

The Life, Labors, and Travels of Elder Charles Bowles, of the Free Will Baptist Denomination

Author:

Lewis, John W.

Place Published:

Watertown

Publisher:

Ingalls & Stowell's Steam Press

Date Published:

1852

Description:

285, [2] pp. (8vo) original blindstamped brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition.

Rare biography of this African-American clergyman, based primarily on Bowles' own journals. Much on the history of black churches in the North before the Civil War. Sabin 40818.

Condition:

Cloth soiled and spotted, edges rubbed; foxing throughout; else good.

Item#:

198032

Headline:

Life of Elder Charles Bowles 1852
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