Recollections of the Old Quarter
Freeport NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1972.
Illustrated by Illustrated. Reprint. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Item #15378
ISBN: 0836990226
Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, shelfwear, 1" tear to rear free endpaper, otherwise light wear.; Facsimile reprint of 1902 edition, Lynchburg, Virginia: Moose Brothers. "The writer ventures to express the hope that his effort to preserve, in some measure, the scenes and rural life of the old days in Eastern Virginia may not be in vain." Richmond physician and medical school professor Gordon offers a group of dialect stories portraying his happy view of the life of Virginia's antebellum slaves. Contents: Preface; The Negro Dialect; I. Miss Judy an' de Doctor; II. Gab'el's Epic; III. Marse Hubbut's Frien'; IV. Plantation Rambles; V. Uncle Jacob's Lament; VI. Character Sketches. ; The Black Heritage Library Collection; Ex-Library; 142, [13] pages.
Price: $29.95