Blackett, R. J. M.  The Captive's Quest for Freedom: Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugutive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery (Slaveries since Emancipation) series.  First Edition.  New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018.  Printed in the United States of America.  ix - xvii + 511p.  6.25x1.25x9.25.  Black illustrated paper over boards, with beige and white titling. Used hardcover book in VERY GOOD condition.  Clean, unmarked interior pages with fresh-feeling text block.  Abrasions/miniscule bends to edges and corners of some lower page edges.  Square board corners, gentle bumps to spine ends, and cover rubs.  Bibliographical references and index.