Research Catalog

Title

The liberty bell / by friends of freedom.

Publication

• Boston : American Anti-Slavery Society, 25 Cornhill, 1839.
• Boston : Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Fair, MDCCCXLI [1841]-MDCCCXLVI [1846].
• Boston : National Anti-Slavery Bazaar, MDCCXLVII [1847]-MDCCCLVIII [1858].

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Details

Additional Authors

• Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885.
• American Anti-Slavery Society, publisher.
• Massachusetts Anti-slavery Fair, publisher.
• National Anti-slavery Bazaar, publisher.

Publication Date

1839-1858.

Description

15 v. : ill., ports; 18-20 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Subjects

• Gift books > Periodicals
• Presentation inscriptions (Provenance)
• Inscriptions (Provenance)
• Slavery > United States > Periodicals
• Ink stamps (Provenance)

Genre/Form

• Ink stamps (Provenance)
• Inscriptions (Provenance)
• Presentation inscriptions (Provenance)

Note

• Description based on: 1839.
• Latest issue consulted: 1858.
• "Edited and published annually in Boston, by Maria Weston Chapman, 1843 to 1858 (one or two years being omitted)"--Samuel May, Catalogue of anti-slavery publications in America.

Numbering (note)

• No vols. issued for 1840, 1850, 1854-1855, 1857. cf. Faxon, Literary annuals and gift books.

Source (note)

• Arthur A. Schomburg;

Issued By (note)

• Vol. for 1839 issued by the American Anti-Slavery Society; vols. fpr 1841-1846 by the Massachusetts Anti-slavery Fair; vols. for 1847-1858 by the National Anti-slavery Bazaar.

Provenance (note)

• are part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
• inscribed: in pencil on recto of first free endleaf "Moses Grant. With regards of 'Friend of Freedom.' Nov. 19. '39." ; inscribed: in ink on same leaf "A.A. Schomburg. No. 1." ; with the ink stamp: "Schomburg Collection."
• inscribed: in ink on recto of first free endleaf "Anne Greene Chapman. From her mother Maria Weston Chapman. January 22nd 1844. 39 Summer St.", inscribed in a separate hand below "Caroline Weston from A.G.C." ; inscribed: in ink on recto of second free endleaf "Caroline Weston's from Anne Greene Chapman with the contents of her sealed box left with my things in '48."
• inscribed: in red ink on recto of free endleaf preceding frontispiece plate "A. Schomburg."
• inscribed: in ink on recto of first free endleaf "Dr. & Mrs. Palmer with the regards of Mary G. Chapman."
• inscribed: in ink on recto of endleaf preceding half-title page "Presented to Hattie by Mr. G. Naylor Vickers. Jany. 1. 1851."
• with ink stamp on recto of first free endleaf: "Melchet Court. Romsey" [i.e. St. Edward's School in Oxford, England].

Binding (note)

• in original printed-wrappers-over-boards binding.

Call Number

Sc Rare 326.4-L (Liberty bell)

LCCN

05022887 //r

OCLC

• 144858473
• 3725124
• NYPGR3725124-B

Title

The liberty bell / by friends of freedom.

Imprint

v. for 1839: Boston : American Anti-Slavery Society, 25 Cornhill, 1839.

v. for 1841-1846: Boston : Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Fair, MDCCCXLI [1841]-MDCCCXLVI [1846].

v. for 1847-1858: Boston : National Anti-Slavery Bazaar, MDCCXLVII [1847]-MDCCCLVIII [1858].

Current Frequency

Annual.

Numbering

No vols. issued for 1840, 1850, 1854-1855, 1857. cf. Faxon, Literary annuals and gift books.

Issued By

Vol. for 1839 issued by the American Anti-Slavery Society; vols. fpr 1841-1846 by the Massachusetts Anti-slavery Fair; vols. for 1847-1858 by the National Anti-slavery Bazaar.

Provenance

Copies in Sc Rare 326.4-L (accession nos. B526847, B593896-B593910, B594172) are part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Copy in Sc Rare 326.4-L (1839) (copy 1) inscribed: in pencil on recto of first free endleaf "Moses Grant. With regards of 'Friend of Freedom.' Nov. 19. '39." ; inscribed: in ink on same leaf "A.A. Schomburg. No. 1." ; with the ink stamp: "Schomburg Collection."

Copy in Sc Rare 326.4-L (1841) inscribed: in ink on recto of first free endleaf "Anne Greene Chapman. From her mother Maria Weston Chapman. January 22nd 1844. 39 Summer St.", inscribed in a separate hand below "Caroline Weston from A.G.C." ; inscribed: in ink on recto of second free endleaf "Caroline Weston's from Anne Greene Chapman with the contents of her sealed box left with my things in '48."

Copy in Sc Rare 326.4-L (1842) inscribed: in red ink on recto of free endleaf preceding frontispiece plate "A. Schomburg."

Copy in Sc Rare 326.4-L (1844) inscribed: in ink on recto of first free endleaf "Dr. & Mrs. Palmer with the regards of Mary G. Chapman."

Copy in Sc Rare 326.4-L (1851) (copy 1) inscribed: in ink on recto of endleaf preceding half-title page "Presented to Hattie by Mr. G. Naylor Vickers. Jany. 1. 1851."

Copy in Sc Rare 326.4-L (1853) with ink stamp on recto of first free endleaf: "Melchet Court. Romsey" [i.e. St. Edward's School in Oxford, England].

Binding

Copy in Sc Rare 326.4-L (1839) (copy 1) in original printed-wrappers-over-boards binding.

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Added Author

Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885.

American Anti-Slavery Society, publisher.

Massachusetts Anti-slavery Fair, publisher.

National Anti-slavery Bazaar, publisher.

Sc Rare 326.4-L (1839) (copy 1) Grant, Moses, 1785-1861, former owner.

Sc Rare 326.4-L (1841) Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885, inscriber.

Sc Rare 326.4-L (1841) Dicey, Anne Greene Chapman, -1879, former owner.

Sc Rare 326.4-L (1841) Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882, former owner, inscriber.

Sc Rare 326.4-L (1844) Chapman, Mary G., active 1844, inscriber.

Sc Rare 326.4-L (1851) (copy 1) Vickers, G. Naylor, former owner, inscriber.

Sc Rare 326.4-L (1853) St. Edward's (School : Oxford, England), former owner.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner, inscriber.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 326.4-L (Liberty bell) Library has complete run: 1839, 1841-1849, 1851-1853, 1856, 1858.

NBA (Liberty Bell) Library has: 1839-1858 (incomplete) Anoter ed. of 1839.