{"product_id":"1836-first-edition-the-slave-or-memoirs-of-archy-moore-vol-i-first-american-abolitionist-novel-original-binding-very-rare","title":"1836 First Edition  The Slave; or Memoirs of Archy Moore (Vol. I)  First American Abolitionist Novel  Original Binding, Very Rare","description":"📖 1836 First Edition — \"The Slave; or Memoirs of Archy Moore\" | Volume I (of II) | First Abolitionist Novel Published in America | EXTREMELY RARE\n\nOffered here is a remarkable survivor of American literary and social history:\nVolume I (complete in itself) of the first edition of The Slave; or Memoirs of Archy Moore, printed in Boston in 1836 — widely regarded as the earliest anti-slavery novel published in the United States, appearing sixteen years before Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852).\n\nLater revised and expanded under the famous title The Cabin and the Parlor (1856), this original 1836 edition is far scarcer and represents one of the first works of fiction to attack the institution of slavery head-on in the American literary marketplace.\n\n\n---\n\n📦 Physical Details\n\n✅ Publisher: John H. Eastburn, Boston\n✅ Date: 1836\n✅ Edition: First edition\n✅ Volume: I only (of two), complete in itself\n✅ Binding: Original publisher’s binding — cloth spine over marbled boards\n✅ Spine: Paper title label remnants present\n✅ Condition: Wear to spine and boards; rubbing, some splitting at head; foxing throughout as expected, but binding remains intact\n✅ Owner’s inscription: Contemporary 1830s pencil ownership inscription on front endpaper\n✅ Pages complete for Volume I\n\n\n---\n\n📜 Historical Significance\n\n🌟 One of the earliest abolitionist novels printed in America\n🌟 Published sixteen years before Uncle Tom’s Cabin\n🌟 Considered by many scholars to be the first American anti-slavery novel\n🌟 Represents a pivotal moment in U.S. literary activism\n🌟 Rare in original publisher’s binding — most surviving copies are rebound or institutional\n\nThis is an extraordinary acquisition for collectors of African American history, early American literature, abolitionist movements, rare first editions, pre-Civil War social reform works, or those curating exhibits on the lead-up to Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the national discourse on slavery.\n\n\n---\n\n🖼️ Optional Framing \/ Display\n\nI offer professional archival framing with acid-free mat and UV-protected acrylic upon request (see separate listing or message me).\n\n\n---\n\n🎁 A Rare Opportunity\n\nSurviving first edition volumes, especially still in original binding with contemporary provenance, are rarely found outside institutional collections. An early, powerful voice against slavery — ownership of this piece is akin to holding a spark that helped ignite the national conscience.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264026407132,"sku":null,"price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/0511f2cb-il_fullxfull.8147321983_jlu1.jpg?v=1786496770","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1836-first-edition-the-slave-or-memoirs-of-archy-moore-vol-i-first-american-abolitionist-novel-original-binding-very-rare","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}