Still's underground rail road records. : With a life of the author. Narrating the hardships, hairbreadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom. Together with sketches of some of the eminent friends of freedom, and most liberal aiders and advisers of the road. / By William Still ... ; illustrated with 70 fine engravings by Bensell, Schell and others, and portraits from photographs from life. Sold only by subscription..
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TextPublication details: Hartford, Conn.: : Betts & Company, 284 Asylum St., 1886..; CONN. Hartford. Edition: Revised editionDescription: [3]-21, [1], lxiv, 23-780, [2+] p., [24] leaves of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cmNotes: The biographical sketch of Still (p. i-lxiv) is by James P. Boyd; "Revised edition" precedes "with a life of the author ..." on t.p;
Copyright 1883 on t.p. verso;
Frontispiece portrait engraved by John Sartain;
Includes index.References: Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 2214Local Notes: Library Company copy imperfect: lacking final page(s) of index; with bookplate of the New Sharon Town Library;
Lib. Company. Annual Report, 1995, p. 22-24.Local Added Entry - Personal Name: Sartain, John, 1808-1897, engraver.Imprint: CONN. Hartford. 1886;
Betts & Company, publisher;
New Sharon Town Library.Subject(s): Genre/Form:
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Library Company of Philadelphia Stacks | Am 1886 Still 79001.O | Available | 18105 |
The biographical sketch of Still (p. i-lxiv) is by James P. Boyd.
"Revised edition" precedes "with a life of the author ..." on t.p.
Copyright 1883 on t.p. verso.
Frontispiece portrait engraved by John Sartain.
Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 2214
Includes index.
Library Company copy imperfect: lacking final page(s) of index; with bookplate of the New Sharon Town Library.
Lib. Company. Annual Report, 1995, p. 22-24.