Dred: A tale of the great dismal swamp

Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. With 6 pages publisher’s advertisements at the end of Volume I and additional publisher’s advertisements on the paste-downs and facing leaves of each volume. Publisher’s blind-decorated cloth, worn, hinges weak; a few leaves very browned and stained, vertical tear to 4 leaves in Volume II without any loss to text. First edition, first issue. This is Stowe’s second novel, another anti-slavery tale following Uncle Tom’s cabin. It is the story of a southern plantation run by a slave (who is also the half-brother of the owner-siblings) and the characters surrounding the plantation’s operation.

Stowe (1811-1896) was an abolitionist and writer of more than 30 books, many on the conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. Her novels energized the anti-slavery forces in the North. She was influential in both America and Britain.

BAL 19389 (binding A).