

This particular copy has been in AAS’s collections since we purchased it in 1964 (for quite a bit less than it goes for today!) and is inscribed: “Norman B. Were you moved by the recent Academy Award-winning film 12 Years a Slave? Then here’s your chance to “adopt” an exceedingly rare true first edition, first printing of the original book written by Solomon Northup over 160 years ago.


Derby, 1853.Ĭatalog Record | Enlarge Image | Adopt a Book Home Auburn : Derby and Miller Buffalo: Derby, Orton and Mulligan Cincinnati: Henry W. Twelve Years a Slave, Not Just The First Edition, The First Printing! Northup, Solomon.
