Black Book, The; Or, A Continuation of Travels, in the United States. (3 vols.)
Royall, Anne Newport. The Black Book; Or, A Continuation of Travels, in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Self-published, 1828, 1829.
3 vols.; 12mo.; some foxing and occasional dampstaining; Philadelphia Mercantile Library stamps to second and third volumes; half antique calf and marbled boards, leather labels.
First edition of Royall’s third book, which over-spilled the two volumes originally planned into a slim third volume. That third volume, devoted almost exclusively to Washington and issued a year after the first two, is seldom seen. Howes R481.b; Clark III:95. In this installment of her travelogue Royall narrates her experiences with various American types encountered on journeys throughout New England and New York, Washington, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland: from missionaries to Oneida Indians, from Shakers to British booksellers: “…such sordid, unprincipled men, deserve the heaviest denunciation of every American, and ought to be kicked out of every house.” (She apparently believed that the British were colluding with “blue skin” missionaries to overthrow the United States government.)
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