4 ad, [4], 780 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author with 24 engraved plates. (8vo) 23.3x16 cm (9¼x6¼"), decoratively debossed green cloth rebacked with original cloth spine strip laid down, gilt cover emblem, lettered in gilt on spine, all edges gilt, brown-coated endpapers. First Edition. William Still was an African-American abolitionist based in Philadelphia. He was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, businessman, writer, historian and civil rights activist. Before the American Civil War, Still was chairman of the Vigilance Committee of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. He directly aided fugitive slaves and also kept records of the people served in order to help families reunite.
4 ad, [4], 780 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author with 24 engraved plates. (8vo) 23.3x16 cm (9¼x6¼"), decoratively debossed green cloth rebacked with original cloth spine strip laid down, gilt cover emblem, lettered in gilt on spine, all edges gilt, brown-coated endpapers. First Edition. William Still was an African-American abolitionist based in Philadelphia. He was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, businessman, writer, historian and civil rights activist. Before the American Civil War, Still was chairman of the Vigilance Committee of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. He directly aided fugitive slaves and also kept records of the people served in order to help families reunite.
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