History of the Underground Railroad

in Chester and the Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania

by R.C. Smedley

First edition.  Lancaster, PA:  Printed at the Office of The Journal, 1883 

Hardback is overall in GOOD condition.

• Brown cloth covers have blind stamped border and ornament. 
• Boards show some wear, creasing, heavy edgewear.  Corners are frayed, with exposed board.  See photos.
• Spine has gilt text effaced and is worn, with chipped, frayed ends.
• Binding is shaken, with stitching visible at many openings.  
• Pastedowns and feps have some damage.  See photos.  
• Frontispiece, a portrait of the author, is present.
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  
• Interior is gently age-toned, exhibits some staining at page edges, damage to paper.  At pgs. 169-174, damage reaches print block.  See photos.  
• A few marks in ink on title page.  See photos.
• Text block edges have some stains, damage.  See photos. 
• PS2024.0425

407 pages. 4.5 x 7 inches

A complete and intact first edition copy of this important historical source, in Good As Is condition due to widespread damage to the paper in the text block.  

Edited and brought to publication following the death of its author, this volume is a primary source history of the Underground Railroad as it operated in southeastern Pennsylvania.  Based on interviews with individuals directly involved in the escaped slave network, the book tells the stories of freedom seekers, those who helped them, and the places they hid.  

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