The Underground Rail Road [prospectus]

The Underground Rail Road [prospectus]

Still, William, 1821-1902

[1873?]

Author: Still, William, 1821-1902; Publication Information: William Still, publisher, no. 244 South Twelfth Street, Philadelphia. [1873?]

A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c. narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes, and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom. Together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders, and most liberal aiders and advisers, of the road.

William Still, publisher, no. 244 South Twelfth Street

[Philadelphia]

[4] p. : ill., port. ; 32 cm

Prospectus for one of Still's later editions of The Underground Railroad. "Illustrated with seventy fine engravings..." (and prospectus includes wood-engraving by E.B.B. and C.H. Reed). "Sold only by subscription."

First published by Porter & Coates in 1872 but Still took over the book's publication in Feb. 1873. For more on Still’s fascinating publication history see Hall, Stephen, A Faithful Account of the Race (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2009), 137-150.