White Slave, Signed (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Second Printing. Signed by author on title page. Second printing. Hard cover published by Palgrave in 2012. No dust jacket. Brown covers with copper-colored lettering on spine. Front cover is slightly splayed. Also included is the author's business card. Book is in very good minus condition. Large 8vo, 336 pages, 1.1 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 336 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Brown paper over boards with copper lettering to the spine. Black and white pictorial dust jacket with brown lettering. Dated 2012 on the copyright page. No date on the title page. 304 pages. Good condition. Binding is strong and square. Head and foot of the spine are slightly bumped. A previous owner's name written neatly in pen on the front attached endpaper. No other marks or writing to be found. Dust jacket has light rubbing and shelf wear. Some faint markings on the front of the jacket from the impressions of note taking on the book surface. No tears or creases. SIGNED by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor on the title page in blue ink. No inscription- name only. Overall good condition. Please email with questions or to see any photos. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Ed. Inscribed by Carver. 224pp, octavo hardcover in dj. boards clean, binding solid and strong, interior text clean. DJ covers clean, no tears to edges. Inscribed by author.

Stated First Edition Hardcover book in near fine condition. Dust jacket is also in near fine condition. Sticker affixed to dust jacket indicating this is a signed copy. Book is brown paper over boards with bronze stamping on spine. Dust jacket is clean and unmarked with sharp corners. Signed and inscribed on title page, " To Ron and Susan, May the Truth set you free - Beth Taylor". Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Includes a foreword by Annette Gordon-Reed and Paul Jennings' "A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madison". A statement of Dr. Herbert Marshall, the great grandson of Paul Jennings, titled "I am a Proud American" precedes the table of contents. Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia, later becoming part of the Madison household staff at the White House. This portrait of the times reveals the mores and attitudes toward slavery of the nineteenth century, and sheds new light on famous characters such as James Madison, French General Lafayette, and Dolley Madison. 304 pp. Shelf: D-2.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Brown paper over boards with bronze stamping on spine. White DJ with brown and gray lettering; portrait of Paul Jennings on front cover. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 2012. 304 pages. In very good condition. Covers are clean and unmarked. Some very light fading along edges. Sharp, tight corners. DJ is slightly wrinkled along bottom edge; otherwise in very good condition, with only some light shelf-wear along edges. Sticker affixed to front cover indicating this is a signed copy. Fits snug to boards and is unmarked. Signed and inscribed on title page "To Dot and Tom with love, Beth Taylor" by author Elizabeth Dowling Taylor. Pages are free of marks or tears throughout. Binding is strong. Includes a foreword by Annette Gordon-Reed and Paul Jennings' "A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madison". A very good, clean copy that has been signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Wraps. Condition: Very good. Uncorrected Bound Galleys. 368 pages. Date written in black ink on front cover (apparently in the author's handwriting). Inscribed by the author on the half-title. Inscription reads "Joe Try This One, Rich". White Slave is a classic adventure story of modern-day heroes and villains, with a daring heroine who battles against terrible odds for her youth and lost innocence. In a ruthless act of revenge, the teenage Kim Mitchell is abducted from her school's locker room and held prisoner on a remote West Indies island. For seven years, her girlhood is enslaved to Wilson Kane, a fugitive drug czar. A victim of Kane's murderous moods and frequent beatings, Kim grows to maturity waiting only for an opportunity to escape the island stronghold. When she finally grabs her chance for freedom, readers will be rooting for her all the breathless way. The rest of the story is a heart-stoping chase through the steamy Venezuelan jungle, culminating in a daring rescue on the squalid island of Carib. Along the way, Richard Owen's beautiful young heroine learns to trust--and love--again. White Slave is a roller-coaster read, from a consummate storyteller. Richard Owen's momentum will carry his readers, along with his other victims, to an explosive climax. Derived from an article in Publishers Weekly: Kim Mitchell is the 13-year-old star pitcher for her Foxhaven, Conn., baseball team. She is also the daughter of Tom Mitchell, a sharp, drugbusting D.A. who retired from New York's fast-paced, high-profile world of crime and justice at the peak of his career to move to the suburbs and enjoy the quiet life. But Kim is kidnapped and spends the next seven years on the West Indian island of Carib as the "crazy white mistress'' of Wilson Kane, the ruthless, rich and twisted (he has a penchant for young girls) drug overlord who Mitchell almost brought down. Pseudonymous author Owen does well here with an assortment of peculiar characters bent on revenging or fulfilling vendettas and a plot that is well handled and interesting. This thriller's real distinction, however, comes from its well-drawn tropical locations. Owen, a former UPI bureau chief in the Caribbean and Latin America, writes of jungles, shanties, squalor and corruption in this part of the world with confidence, creating arresting images and raising provocative questions.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. ***Please Read*** Signed Copy by both Authors - First Edition w/ no marks on text - My shelf location - 45-e-18. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Four Walls Eight Windows, 1988; "First Edition." stated, no additional printings indicated; 177pp., 5 photo plates. Signed by co-author Abbe Michaels with Howard-Howard's ink stamp signature above it (Howard-Howard died shortly before publication). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good; minor toning, light wear to edges of wraps; light dust/dirt soiling to page block edges. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. New York: Exposition Press, 1969 157 pp Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Library card pocket on rear endpaper and library stamp on title page. Signed by author on front endpaper. Red cloth boards with gold-stamped titles have a fairly unobtrusive water stain on front board. Dust jacket is pretty shabby. Now encased in protective mylar wrapper. By Author on Flyleaf. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Poor. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. White Slave Children of Colonial Maryland and Virginia: Birth and Shipping Records by Richard Hayes Phillips. Signed by author on front endpaper. Signature only. First printing hardcover published in 2015. Self published. 393 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Third printing [stated]. xxiii, [1], 304 pages. DJ has slight wear,small scuff at back and minor soiling. Signed by author sticker on DJ. Foreword by Annette Gordon-Reed. Author's Note. Illustrations. Map. Includes Appendix A: A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madison by Paul Jennings. Appendix B: Jennings Family Genealogy. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Signed by the author on the title page. Elizabeth Dowling Taylor received her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Over a 22-year career in museum education and historical research, she was director of interpretation at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and director of education at James Madison's Montpelier. Most recently a fellow at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, Taylor is now an independent scholar and lecturer. She is the author of A Slave in the White House. Paul Jennings (1799-1874) was an American personal servant, as a young enslaved man, to President James Madison during and after his White House years. Jennings is noted for publishing in 1863 the first White House memoir. His book was described as "a singular document in the history of slavery and the early American republic." Living in Washington, DC from 1837 on, Jennings made many useful connections and was aided by the northern Republican Senator Daniel Webster in gaining freedom. In the 1850s, Jennings traveled to Virginia, where he tracked down his children, who had grown up on a neighboring plantation with his late wife Fanny, who was also enslaved. His relatives on his mother's side were sold by the widow Dolley Madison with Montpelier in 1844. Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia, later becoming part of the Madison household staff at the White House. Once finally emancipated by Senator Daniel Webster later in life, he would give an aged and impoverished Dolley Madison, his former owner, money from his own pocket, write the first White House memoir, and see his sons fight with the Union Army in the Civil War. He died a free man in northwest Washington at 75. Based on correspondence, legal documents, and journal entries rarely seen before, this amazing portrait of the times reveals the mores and attitudes toward slavery of the nineteenth century, and sheds new light on famous characters such as James Madison, who believed the white and black populations could not coexist as equals; French General Lafayette who was appalled by this idea; Dolley Madison, who ruthlessly sold Paul after her husband's death; and many other since forgotten slaves, abolitionists, and civil right activists. Derived from a Kirkus Review: The former director of education at James Madison's Montpelier debuts with the biography of Paul Jennings, a slave who grew up with the Madisons, was with the former president when he died, gained his freedom and sired many descendants. Because Jennings for much of his life was considered merely property, Taylor had to be satisfied with a skeleton of fact, which she fleshes out with imaginative and thorough research, careful supposition and heavy contextual description. Jennings himself contributed a slim document, included here as an appendix, A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madison, which originally appeared in 1863. Throughout, Taylor reminds us of the moral failures of the Founding Fathers, especially their unwillingness to accept the notion that black people should enjoy the benefits of freedom so eloquently expressed in the nation's founding documents. Although Jennings testified to the kindness of Madison, he was still willing to buy and sell human beings. Dolley Madison does not come off so well. We hear about her petulance, excessive spending and wastrel son from her first marriage. One admirable white man does emerge: Daniel Webster, who loaned Jennings the money to purchase his freedom, allowing him to work off the debt. But this is Jennings' story, and the author admirably keeps the focus on him-though there are occasional detours to explore context. Born in 1799, Jennings somehow learned to read and write and gradually assumed enormous importance in the Madisons' lives-both in Virginia and at the White House, where he was instrumental in saving a portrait of George Washington from the 1814 British assault. An important story of human struggle, determination and triumph.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Marco Pierre White, White Slave:,The Autobiography, 1st, 1st, signed will be sent boxed and via a signed for method of postage Extra postage will be needed for overseas orders if the weight exceeds one kilo book is signed without dedication unless stated otherwise. All books come with a lifetime guarantee No Coa's issued unless the book originally came with one then it will be included with the book. Tracking Information will be added with your order on abe books once available Please make sure your book is insured for the correct amout at the time of purchase as i cannot accept responsibility for parcels that are under insured , basic recorded delivery covers your book up to £50 other services are available at the checout which will insure your book up to £750 if you wish me to use a specific courier please contact me as i can arrange this and will send you a quote unfortunately these services cost money and will only be provided if requested and paid for ,thank you for your understanding. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A lovely signed first edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine First Edition, first printing in Near Fine unclipped DJ. signed by the author to the fep. very good copy; Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced £20.00 net to the inside flap. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE FRONT FREE END-PAPER. Publisher's black boards with gilt lettering to the spine. A couple of pages have tiny corner creases otherwise a near fine copy in like dustwrapper. Signed and inscribed to the front free end-paper: "To Esme/ Thank you for your/ time/ Marco Pierre White". Quite uncommon with these attributes. Further photographs available upon request. Signed by Author.

[Virginia. 1854]. Broadside. 12 x 9½ inches. One expert, and small, tissue mend. Docketed: "1854 Mr. Powell for J.M. Beach." Included with the broadside is a small 1854 manuscript slave-hire document, signed by A.S. Grigsby. It details the hiring of an enslaved man named George and a promise to furnish him with shirts, a suit, coat, and hat, a vest, boots, and blankets. This document has loss along its right edge. An unrecorded 1854 Virginia broadside offering a reward for two jail escapees: James Henry Beach, a white man wanted for attempted murder, and Henry, an enslaved Black man. Though Beach and Henry are paired in the reward notice, only Henry is labeled as property: "Henry (the slave)," owned by Alexander Spottswood Grigsby, a wealthy and very active slave-trader who represented Fairfax county in the Virginia legislature. The reward disparity is telling: no sum is offered for Beach, who was jailed for attempted murder, while $25 to $100 is promised for Henry, depending on capture location. Whether jailed for a crime or for seeking freedom, Henry's value to the jailer lay in his return as propertyworth more, it seems, than the capture of an attempted murderer roaming free. Additionally, the text details the men's features. Its comment that Henry's complexion was "somewhat bleached" from imprisonment may echo contemporary racial pseudoscience and its fixation on racial purity. This is the first broadside we have ever encountered seeking both an enslaved African American and a white individual; a striking document showing how race, legal status, and economics shaped justice. Not in Hummel. Notes: James Henry Beach is found in the records as having stabbed a man named Klingscale. He was tried in Commonwealth v. James H. Beach, a mistrial was declared. He was tried again and fined $200 and sentenced to 12 months. As seen here, he made his escape with news accounts saying he did so "in a manner somewhat mysterious. it is very generally believe that 'outside assistance' was rendered the flown bird by whom is not known." Amazingly, on June 6 it is reported that Beach ("A Desperado" and here seen as "Henry Beach") called at a workhouse in Alexandria to see an inmate and tried to shoot his way in with a horse pistol. A scuffle ensued, and he was subdued. He was arrested and lodged in jail again. Sources on request.