THAT MAN HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS. / WHEN SAILING On DE OHIO. / OH: SAMBO WHITE, In LUB I'M QUITE.
Durham [England]: Walker, Printer. (n. d.). Ca 1850s - 1860s. Single sheet, printed recto only. Text two columns. Printer's series "[10]" under last verse. Ornamental border. Wood cut Illustration of woman giving alms to beggar. 9-7/8" x 7-1/4". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Some light edge rash & age-toning. A solid VG copy. Item #35583
First line of The Man that Has Seen Better Days: "No doubt you all wonder what object this is."
First line of When Sailing on De Ohio: "A summer day, it feels so gay."
First line of Oh: Sambo White, in Lub I'm Quite: "Oh! Sambo White, pray come dis night."
A scarce mid-19th C broadside, which features one song professing to know the heart & soul of the black man in bondage.. "But when him on de ribber side, / Him like to see de flowing tide, / And hear de rushing as it blow, ob de Ohio."
Price: $375.00