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Price: US$18.75 + shipping
Description: Octavo, Volume one only (vi, 329 pages). In Fair minus condition. Spine is grey with gold print. Boards in grey cloth, blind stamp design. Tattering to spine caps and corners, cocked spine, tears to rear hinge, shelf wear. Text block has name in pencil on front endpaper, endpapers brittle, cracked rear hinge, intermittent spine breaks, foxing evident throughout. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. 1376195. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo; Volume 2 only; G-; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth, stamped design, spine caps torn away, light wear to corners, else light shelfwear; Text block has penciled name on front flyleaf, age-toning to paper with foxing throughout, else clean and tight; v, 370 pages. 1365485. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Fiftieth Thousand. 370pp. Former owner's name in pencil ffep. Cornrs, spine ends bumped, fraying. Worn at hinge, some foxing, good+
Seller: Cher Bibler, Tiffin, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Two volumes complete as issued. Stated "Thirtieth Thousand" on title page. 699 pages. Fraying to corners both volumes. 1/8" piece missing from spine ends both volumes. Tears along spine edge volume I. Volume I somewhat cocked. Some light rubbing to covers and cover edges. Some light foxing to a few pages. (R4)
Seller: Jeff Jeremias Fine Arts, RMABA, Aurora, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 329 pages, plus ads, and 376 pages. Ads on end leaves. Possibly a married set, as Volume II is a little darker and does not have the printing stated. Blind stamped brown cloth with gilt stamped lettering on spine. Spine ends show a little chipping, more so at crowns. Light wear at corners. Both volumes show a little spine lean. Scattered, mostly light, foxing and a few stains. A couple of the signatures in Volume II are slightly sprung, but both volumes remains tight with no loosening of any leaves.
Seller: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, Two volumes (vi, 329 pages ; v, 370 pages). In Fair condition. Spines are grey with gold print. Boards in grey cloth, blind stamp design. Wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spines, light shelf wear. Text blocks have name in ink and damp stain on front endpaper, first volume has bookseller stamp on front endpaper, intermittent spine breaks, paper is mildly puckered. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. 1376192. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Vol 2 of 2-have vol 2 only. [1-3], iv-v, 6-370pp, Appendix I ; Nat Turner's Confessions; Appendix II: case of Souther vs the Commonwealth; Appendix III: Church action on slavery. Brown cloth, with embossed decorations on front, gold lettering on spine, very slightly dulled, slight tear in top of spine, small rip in bottom of spine, small water marks on very few pages, name ET Francis on front end paper, pages age-toning, front boards has slight tilt, binding pretty much intact, but few pages loose on bottom. Still a handsome book.
Seller: Pine Tree Books, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vos, 329, 370pp., embossed black-brown cloth, worn, fore-edge of vol. 2 incomplete, foxing; waterstains to vol. 1. signature(s) pulled in both volumes. [ BAL 19389, 1st printings of both volumes; vol. 1 has 6 pages of ads; p. 88 the 'd' in dictatorial is below the 'r' in rather; there is type wear p. 209 to bottom lines; both vols. have unprinted yellow endpapers, vol. 2 has the first state of the text reading "the Dicksons are fewer," at p. 370. Binding A with holly-like leaves and unprinted yellow endpapers. This is Stowe's follow-up novel to UNCLE TOM. " God in his providence is now asking the American people, Is the system of slavery, as set forth in the American slave code, right? Is it so desirable, that you will directly establish it over broad regions, where, till now, you have solemnly forbidden it to enter? And this question the American people are about to answer. Under such circumstances the writer felt that no apology was needed for once more endeavoring to do something towards revealing to the people the true character of that system." - Preface by Stowe.
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$67.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Vi, 329 + 6 Pp Ads; V, 370 Pp. Two Volumes, Brown Ribbed Cloth, Blindstamped Covers With Floral Design, Gilt Lettering On Spines, Light Yellow Endpapers. First States: Volume 1, P.88, Line 3 With The "D" In "Dictatorial" Almost Directly Below The Vertical Stroke In The "R" In The Line Above, No Battered Type P. 209; Volume 2, P. 370, Line 9 " The Dicksons Are Fewer." . Spine Gilt Bright And Complete, But Bindings Quite Worn, Chipped At Corners, Frayed For 2 1/2" Along Center Of Front Spine Edge Of V. 1, , Some Other Small Areas Of Fraying And Loss, Some Signatures Proud, A Little Dampspotting On Lower Right Corner Of Some Pages, Some Light Foxing. Vol. 1 With Very Old, Probably Original Ink Presentation Inscription "Miss Mary E. ---Ack--- (Indecipherable, Overwritten With "Brown" For Last Name] Presented By Her Brother G. S. Brown", And Pencil Ownership Signature "John C. Whitney" On First Page Of Text; Second Volume With Ownership Signature Miss Mary E. O----- Again Overwitten In Ink With "Brown" For Last Name. From The Estate Of Thomas Perkins, Great Grand-Nephew Of The Author, But Not Marked As Such.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$71.63 + shipping
Description: Poor copy, wear and tear as with age. Boards detached. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 370 p. Subjects; Slave insurrections -- Fiction. Fugitive slaves -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, Two volumes (vi, 329 pages ; v, 370 pages). In Fair condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth with blind stamped design. Tattered spine caps, light wear to corners, cocked spines. Text blocks have bookplate on front pastedown, tanning to endpapers, intermittent spine breaks, occasional foxing, occasional tanned pages, damp stains to initial pages of second volume. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1371703. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition/First State. Hardcover. Sequal to Uncle Tom's Cabin. All points for first state, first edition appear present (N.B. V. 1 contains the preface by Stowe that is supposed to be present only in the English edition?!). A presentable set of this minor classic. Light to moderate shelf/edge wear, ffep of both volumes missing at gutter, chip at fore-edge of first blank in Vol 1, wear/fraying at head and tail of both volumes with minor loss, tips through, some signatures in Vol 2 loose, tidemarks in both volumes (though mostly in Vol. 1), light sporadic foxing, else tight, bright and unmarred. Black vert. ribbed cloth, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind decorative elements, pale yellow endpages. 8vo. 329pp plus 6pp ads; 370pp. Appendix.
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Condition: Fair. Two volumes. Brown cloth covered boards with embossed cover design and gilt lettering on spines. Overall soiling to boards and wear to tails, endcap and corners. Bindings somewhat loose. Some pages detached. Overall toning and soiling to pages. Vol. 1,329 pages. Vol. 2,370 pages. **Additional shipping charges may apply due to weight**
Seller: Lochinvar's Library, Chadds Ford, PA, U.S.A.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1856.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Two volumes, dark brown cloth, spine badly rubbed, bottom tips badly worn, top tips worn, torn along most other edges, foxed. Reading Set.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original brown cloth covers stamped in blind w/ gilt title on spines. Bindings moderately soiled and rubbed w/ wear to top of spines. Light foxing throughout both volumes. Vol. 2: Faint dampstain to bottom corner of first several leaves; Light chipping to top edge of front endpaper.
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volumes I and II nicely re-bound in black cloth with gilt titles on spine. New end papers. Mixed state copy. Light foxing to a few pages.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$86.00 + shipping
Description: 2 vols. Good condition, hinges worn and cracked
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$88.00 + shipping
Description: Poor copy, wear and tear as with age. Boards detached. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 370 p. Subjects; Slave insurrections -- Fiction. Fugitive slaves -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. DRED; A TALE OF THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP [2 Volumes]. Phillips, Sampson, 1856.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 volume set. Volume 1: vi, 329, 6p. ads; volume 2: v, 370p. 19.5cm. First edition and printing. Bound in publisher's black cloth, with holly-like blindstamping on covers. Pale yellow endpapers. First printing of Volume I. and Volume II. Shelfwear. Chipping and loss to head and tail of spines. Names in pencil to fep. Rear endpaper of Vol. II torn out. Rear board corner of Vol. I bent and tender.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Stowe Harriet. Dred; Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Phillips, Sampson & Co., 1856.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 volume set. Bound in publisher's blind tooled, black cloth. Vol. 1 spine cocked, small tear. Heads chipped. [Vol.1] vi, (7)- 329, (+6 pages of ads); [Vol.2] v, (5)-370 pp. First American Edition, First Issue, on p. 370, 9th line from bottom, "Dicksons are fewer and have". BAL 19389
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$99.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This is Stowe's second anti-slavery novel and it followed Uncle Tom's Cabin. Old owner name & inscription in ink dated 1876 on end paper, which has bled through to cause some ghost imaging to title page of volume 1. Contents generally bright & clean, with the occasional bit of foxing. Some cover wear, especially at extremities and spine ends. Original black/brown cloth with blind stamped holly decoration on covers, pale yellow end papers with ads. This set seems to be a mixed state, as many copies are--probably assembled hastily by the publisher to meet the demand for this follow up to her novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Volume 1 is first state printing with an additional 6 pages of advertising, no battering to type on p. 209 & the d lines up with r above it in line 3 on page 88; vol. II seems to be a second state printing as it has "the Dicksons and the Ruskins" on page 370, 9 lines up. 2 vols. Ref: Wright 2391; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Octavos. Two volumes: Volume I: [1], vi, 7-329 pages, 6 pages advertisements, [1]. Volume II: [1], vi, 5-370 pages, [1]. Original publishers dark brown cloth with blind stamp designs on the boards. Gilt stamped titles on the spines. Printed advertisements on the front and rear yellow end sheets. Fair condition only. Cloth bindings are worn on the edges and chipped on the spines. Contents are shaken and the binding has a noticeable slant. Light to moderate toning and scattered foxing to the contents. Fair only.
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Volume I. vi. 329pp. 6 pages of Adverts. Volume II. v. Appendix. 370pp. Both volumes have brown cloth boards with gilt title on spine and upraised decorations on front and rear boards.F.f.p (yellow) removed. Po's names and price in ink on f.f.p. Sewn leaves uneven and corners bumped hard. Crown and foot of spine shows signs of fraying.
Seller: Du Bois Book Center, Englewood, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$110.21 + shipping
Description: Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Spine starting. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; volume 1 (only) 326 pages. Subjects; Slave insurrections Fiction. Fugitive slaves Fiction. African Americans Fiction. Slave insurrections. Fugitive slaves. African Americans. Slave insurrections Southern states Fiction. Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.) Fiction. General & literary fiction ; Literary studies: 19th century ; Classic fiction. American English. Fiction / Literary. Genre; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$110.21 + shipping
Description: Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned with some minor loss to the spine. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; volume 1 (only) 326 pages. Subjects; Slave insurrections Fiction. Fugitive slaves Fiction. African Americans Fiction. Slave insurrections. Fugitive slaves. African Americans. Slave insurrections Southern states Fiction. Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.) Fiction. General & literary fiction ; Literary studies: 19th century ; Classic fiction. American English. Fiction / Literary. Genre; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Two volumes. pp. 329 + 6 p. [Publisher's advertisements]; 370. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Chipped at head and tale. True first edition of the important sequel to Uncle Tom's Cabin. JUN2C Language: eng
Seller: FAMILY ALBUM, Kinzers, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1856. The second novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe ( 1811-1896), which followed her greatest success, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Her title character is a "Maroon," one of the many escaped/freed slaves who began to inhabit the Swamp as early as thwe Seventeenth Century. These are Very Good copies of the First Edition. Brown publisher's cloth binding, with decorative stamping on the covers; gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 329 pages, with six pages of publisher's adverts, and 370 pages, with an index. Volume One has an old (19th Century) library label on the front paste-down. There is a contemporary previous-owner signature on the FFEP, along with a small bookstore chop. Corners are bumped, and there is wear to the spine margins. Volume Two has corners bumped to a fray and chipping along the margins. Both texts are bright, with scattered spotting; the gilt lettering remains bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$128.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small closed tear at tpo of spine, No markings or names ; Black-Brown cloth with blind stamp front and back, gold lettering to spine. Stated Fhfteenth Thousand to title page. BAL 1939 noted binding B. ; Vol. 1; 12 mo; 329 p.
Seller: Optical Insights, Murrieta, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Description: Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Spine starting. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; volume 1 (only) 326 pages. Subjects; Slave insurrections Fiction. Fugitive slaves Fiction. African Americans Fiction. Slave insurrections. Fugitive slaves. African Americans. Slave insurrections Southern states Fiction. Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.) Fiction. General & literary fiction ; Literary studies: 19th century ; Classic fiction. American English. Fiction / Literary. Genre; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Description: Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned with some minor loss to the spine. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; volume 1 (only) 326 pages. Subjects; Slave insurrections Fiction. Fugitive slaves Fiction. African Americans Fiction. Slave insurrections. Fugitive slaves. African Americans. Slave insurrections Southern states Fiction. Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.) Fiction. General & literary fiction ; Literary studies: 19th century ; Classic fiction. American English. Fiction / Literary. Genre; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Cloth covers with gilt lettering on spines. Bumped corners and edgewear, consistent with age. Binding loose on vol. I. Gutters torn and front board detached but held by spine. Pages 115, 117 are loose but present. Loss at head and tail of spine on vol. II. Torn gutters and broken spine. Foxing and staining from age present throughout in both volumes. 1st EDITION! Includes both Vol. I and Vol. II. By the author of Uncle Toms Cabin. Each volume is 5 x 8''.
Seller: Knight's Antique Books, North Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume I. vi. 329pp. 6 pages of Adverts. Volume II. v. Appendix. 370pp. Both volumes have brown cloth boards with gilt title on spine and upraised decorations on front and rear boards. Volume II has nick iin crown of spine and tiny white dot on lbottom edge of front board.Both volumes' corners slightly rubbed. A nice and very good copy.
Seller: Du Bois Book Center, Englewood, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavos, 2 volumes; VG-; bound in publisher's black-brown cloth, blind stamping to covers, gilt lettering to spines; minor rubbing and shelfwear, primarily to corners, head and tail of spine; yellow endpapers; volume one with pencil name to ffep, six pages of ads in rear; volume 2 with reading room ink ownership to front pastedown, lower fore corner of ffep torn out, binding lightly cocked, lays open flat at multiple gathering breaks, foxing throughout; Volume One Second Printing, Volume Two First Printing, BAL Binding A, no priority; RW consignment; shelved case 2. BAL 19389. 1364384. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First Edition, Second Printing/First Printing.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vos, 329, 370pp., black embossed cloth, extremities worn [ BAL 19389, 1st printings of both volumes; vol. 1 has 6pp. ads. Binding A with 20 dots and unprinted yellow endpapers
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: BAL-19389, Volume 1- 329 pp + 6 p ads, Volume 2-370 pp, both volumes are bound in embossed cloth, the book and contents ae solid, the pages are browned and have some foxing and soil, some page gatherings extend out slightly farther, Volume 1 has a 1/8" x 3/4" 5-digit number stamped on the top of rear endpaper, the front endpapers are very soiled and have a slopilly inked inscription that is not dated, a small leaf has been pressed in the front of the book and left it's impression on the front endpapers and title page, there is heavy edge and corner wear and the top and bottom of the spine, there is some lighter cover scuffing, Volume 2- the endpapers are advertisements for books by the publisher, the rear endpaper has a 1/8" x 3/4" 5-digit number stamped at the top, the rear inside hinge has a 2" crack in the upper end, the front endpaper has some scattered soil and the inside hinge has been reglued, the covers are heavily worn on the edges and corners, the spine is heavily worn, mostly at the top and bottom, the covers are scuffed, the book is slightly cocked, this is a readable and usable first edition of this Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition second state. Volume 1, wear to the tip of the head and foote of the spine. Signature starting on page 219. The spine in Vol. 2 has small tears at the top and bottom; otherwise a very nice copy. Very clean internally. Volumes are in good + to near fine condition. All in all a very nice set of Stowe' second novel. See Coyle's Ohio Authors and their Books 1796-1950 for an outstanding bibliography on Stowe pages 603-8. Stowe's works are a must for any collection on slavery or the Civil War. Nice.
Seller: Cat House Books LLC, Pensacola, FL, U.S.A.
STOWE, Harriet Beecher. DRED;; A tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Phillips, Sampson, Boston, 1856.
Price: US$168.00 + shipping
Description: Two volumes. 8vo, pp. 329, 370. Three-quarter calf with marbled boards. Covers little worn, some foxing, interiors tight and VG. BAL 19389. (second issue of volume 1, first issue of volume 2).
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: 8 vo; two volume set, black embossed, decorated boards, gilt spine lettering; inside boards of both volumes lists other books by this publisher separated into genres. vol 1=329 pp, vol 2=370 pp including appendix I-Nat Turner's confessions; appendix II-proceedings of several court cases which form the basis of the chapter "Jegar Sahadutha," appendix III-Church action on Slavery. Stowe's second novel dealing with slavery. Rare to find in this nice condition. Very good-moderate rubbing to spine ends & corners; all else-clean, tight & attractive.
Seller: Rosebud Books, golconda, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Octavo. VI, [7]-329, [1], [6]pp (advertisement), V, 6-370pp. Original decorated, dark brown cloth with gold lettering on spines and blind embossing to the boards (with the 20 embossed dots on each board.) "Dred" is the second novel from Harriet Beecher Stowe. First published in two volumes by Phillips, Sampson and Company in 1856, this work tells the story of Nina Gordon, an impetuous young heiress to a large southern plantation, whose land is rapidly becoming worthless. It is run competently by one of Nina's slaves, Harry, who endures a murderous rivalry with Nina's brother Tom Gordon, a drunken, cruel slaveowner. Both volumes are first state copies with the correct point on page 88 of volume I, no batter on page 209 and line 9 from the bottom on page 370 with "the Dicksons are fewer." Both volumes are in binding "A" per BAL 19389 with light yellow end papers. Edges and corners rubbed. Head and tail of spines slightly chipped. Previous owner's ex-libris on inside of each front cover (Cecil Billington.) Offsetting on endpapers. Sporadic foxing and age-toning throughout. Pp. 195-206 of first volume partly disbound. Bindings in overall fair to good-, interior in good- to good condition.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: Both volumes of this two volume set are in good+ to very good- condition in the publisher's original decorated, dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spines and blind embossing to the boards (with the 20 embossed dots on each board). The cloth at the heads and heels of the spines is worn down to the edges of the text blocks and there is a chip of 1/8" wide by 1/3" deep at the head of volume I. The top joint to volume II is cracked approximately 1/2 the length of the board but the joint remains tight and strong. There is an early prior owner's name on the first free end pages of both volumes and the cloth at the lower edges of the boards is worn through. Volume I contains 329 pages followed by six pages of ads. Volume II contains 370 pages (including the appendix) followed by one blank leaf. Both volumes are first state copies with the correct point on page 88 of volume I, no batter on page 209 and line 9 from the bottom on page 370 makes no mention of the "Ruskins". Both volumes are in binding "A" per BAL 19389 with light yellow end papers. An attractive first edition set of Stowe's sequel to Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 Vols, 329 & 370 pp., Orig Blk Blindstamped Hardbacks, Gilt title, T, B spine chips else G-VG, no DJ, 1st ed
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Complete 2-volume set. Small 8vo. Black heavily blind-embossed cloth with gilt spine lettering. vi, 329pp, (4pp ads); v, 370pp. Good plus. Head and foot of spines chipped, else tight and internally very good; ownership signature on Volume I copyright page and Volume II front pastedown. First edition, later state, with unprinted yellow endpapers. Stowe's popular second novel, though eclipsed by "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Scarce. BAL19389. SABIN 92396.
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1856.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Boston. Phillips, Sampson and Co. 1856. Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. FIRST edition. Original black stamped cloth. Corners bumped on both volumes. (CK)
Seller: The Last Book Store, Tyler, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: first edition; two volumes; textblocks both volumes very good, some foxing and age toning, as usual; bindings both volumes good plus; clean and tight; some wear to head and foot of spines, minor wear to corners; bookplate on pastedowns; vol. 1 329 pages plus prelims and adverts; vol. 2 370 pages; a nice clean set for the collector;
Seller: Book Den East, oak bluffs, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Fiftieth Thousand. vi, 7-329, [6]; v, 370 pp. 2 vols. 12mo. Publisher's brown cloth. Almost fine, 2 pages poorly opened. Blindstamp of Higgins and Perkins Booksellers vi, 7-329, [6]; v, 370 pp. 2 vols. 12mo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 vol. 8vo. [3], iv-vi, [1], 8-329, [1], [6] (pages of publisher's advertisements) [2]; [3], iv-v, [2], 6-370, [2] pp. Brown publisher's cloth with decorations in blind on the boards, gilt lettering on the spines. Yellow endpapers and pastedowns. BAL 19389. The University of North Carolina, Documenting the American South, "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp". Wright II 2391. Our set contains the first printing, first edition of volume one, with the correct alignment on page 88. Our volume one is in binding A, with blank yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Our volume one has the battered text on page 209. Our volume two is the second printing with "the Dickinsons and the Ruskins" on the final leaf. Our volume two's binding is the same as that of our volume one but has publisher's advertisements printed on its endpapers and pastedowns. Stowe's second antislavery novel, informed by contemporary criticisms of her previous work, Uncle Tom's Cabin. In this novel Stowe condemns the institution of slavery, rather than individual enslavers. Two court cases dominate the plot: Stowe portrays how the law in the American south was used to oppress Black individuals. The author also explores the setting of swamps and how they concealed those who escaped enslavement. Dred constitutes a multi-faceted examination of one of the greatest travesties of American history. General wear to spines' crowns and heels, and a small puncture to the rear board of volume one. Volume one with a dampstain to its title page and a few faint red pencil marks.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Dred; Tales of the Dismal Swamp. Phillips, Sampson, Boston, 1856.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 2 volumes. [iv], 329, [6]; 370 pp. Cloth, gilt lettered, blind stamped, good set. (41461).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$263.05 + shipping
Description: In two volumes. 8vo., orig. brown blindstamped cloth, vi, (7)-(330), (6)pp.ads; (vi), (5)-370pp. Prelims foxed, both volumes have the head and foot of the spine chipped away, a better than good but not quite very good copy.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$330.00 + shipping
Description: First printings of both volumes. Two volumes in dark brown cloth, blindstamped with holly-like leaves in corns (BAL binding A), titled in gilt on spine; pale yellow endpapers; [i]vi [7]-329,[7]pp; [i]-[vi], [5]-370pp; 6pp publisher's catalogue at rear of vol. I. Straight and sound, cloth treated with protective varnish, losses to head- and tailcaps, corners bumped, occasional foxing: Very Good. Stowe's second antislavery novel, written in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, with a main character based on Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner. Preceded by the English edition. BAL 19389.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: *In Store* Two volume set. First edition as described on the Wikipedia page: Sturdy copy in good condition. Binding is holding together but has some light seam issues: wear to the corners and edges, ghosting on the pages, foxing, very light water damaging. Photos available upon request. SZ
Seller: Amazing Books Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: contains all points of issue (bal 19389) for 1st printing. Very good. original 'binding A' / brown stamped cloth clean / slight corner wear. spine ends worn or slightly chipped. binding good.
Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$369.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". In Two Volumes. Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company. 1856. First Edition, 75th Thousand. Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp is the second popular novel from American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was first published in two volumes by Phillips, Sampson and Company in 1856. This is the first edition of the book. Condition: NOT a library book. Two volume set in custom case (with removable divider as shown). Impressed covers, new spine with original spine title pieces re-applied. New blended end pages. Interior free of writing, stamps, crimps. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! *Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a verified signature upon receipt. Thank you for tracking your purchase and being available to sign for it upon delivery. We appreciate your business and hope to do business with you again!* Note for International Shipments: This sale is not eligible for free shipping. We provide shipping only through Federal Express for International Shipments, fully insured, with signature required. If cost exceeds our estimate, we will advise before shipping to you. Thank you.
Seller: SRG Antiquarian, Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Two volumes. Volume one: vi+329+6 pages of ads; volume two: 370 pages. Both volumes are bound in three-quarter leather with marbled paper covered boards. The original yellow endpapers are in volume though the free leaf is excised on both voumes. The first volume has brief scattered foxing, a dampstain on the bottom on one-third of the text, and a partially loosened signature. Volume two has widely scattered foxing. Both volumes are are the first state of the first printing with the ascender of the "d" in line with the "r" in the line two on page 88; the "the Dicksons are fewer, and have" appears on page 370.
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, first state. Wright III 2391. Two volumes. Volume one: vi+329+6 pages of ads; volume two: 370 pages. Both volumes are are the first state of the first printing with the ascender of the "d" in line with the "r" in the line two on page 88; the "the Dicksons are fewer, and have" appears on page 370. Light foxing in both volumes. Ownership inscription to Vol. 2. Each spine has some slant
Seller: EGR Books, Centreville, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Two volumes bound as one; 283, 300pp. Original brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Cloth soiled, frayed at heel and crown of spine. Name and some glue remains on front pastedown (appears a bookplate was removed). Lacks the front free endpaper and one preliminary blank before the first title page. Some scattered spotting and foxing but generally a clean copy in good condition. VERY SCARCE. WorldCat locates only one copy of this edition (at Yale). Stowe's novel Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp was published by Phillips, Sampson & Co. in 1856. It was apparently translated into German for the immigrant population and published at the same time. The German edition exists in a two volume format (just like the first edition) and this scarcer version which combines the two volumes into one binding ( while keeping both of the original title pages).
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. vi, 7-329, [6], v, 370 pp. Stowe's follow-up to "Uncle Tom's Cabin", also dealing with slavery, with a more militant angle on the topic than its better known predecessor. Both volumes rebacked, with original spines preserved and quite inconspicuous that anything was done at all. Volume II has neat tear along hinge of both front and rear endpapers. A few minor, light and occasional fox marks; overall clean and tight. Dust jackets are early if not original, and they match the cloth on the slipcase. Slipcase remains solid as box. The leather has rubbing, and there is wear on the corners of the cloth. Notwithstanding these issues, the slipcase together with the dust jackets and the attractive condition of the books make for a handsome package. Blindstamped Cloth; Quarter Morocco Slipcase
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Phillips, Sampson and Company, Boston, 1856, first edition. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1896) was an American abolitionist and author and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp is her second novel and was of a more documentary nature than Uncle Tom's Cabin. Stowe and her husband were active participants with the underground railroad. This is a two-volume set, volume 1 329 pages, and volume 2 370 pages. Bound in dark, embossed cloth the extremities are chipped and worn. The books themselves are quite solid. There only a few pages that are stained lightly and they are in volume 2. Overall, a very good set of anti-slavery books.
Seller: Raven & Gryphon Fine Books, Hackett's Cove, NS, Canada
STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Dred; a tale of the great Dismal Swamp. Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1856.
Price: US$499.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1856 Harriet Beecher Stowe 1ed DRED Dismal Swamp Nat Turner Slavery Abolition 2v Known mostly for her cultural defining work Uncle Toms Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe presents "Dred," her second novel. Although it enjoyed better initial sales than her previous, and more famous, novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, it was ultimately less popular. Uncle Tom's Cabin drew criticism from abolitionists and African American authors for the passive martyrdom of Uncle Tom, and the endorsement of colonization as a solution to slavery. Dred, on the other hand, introduces a black revolutionary character who is presented as an heir to the American Revolution rather than a problem to be expatriated. "Dred" offers a gripping narrative that not only captivates readers but also serves as a fervent plea for social change, making it a significant contribution to the abolitionist movement and a testament to Stowe's literary prowess. This rare first printing is a complete 2 volume set with the appendix of anti-slavery papers, Nat Turner confessions! Item number: #30589 Price: $499 STOWE, Harriet Beecher Dred; a tale of the great Dismal Swamp Boston: Published by Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1856. First Edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o Vol. I VI, 7-329, [7] o Vol. II V, [1], 5-370 References: BAL 19389 binding "A"; Wright 2391 Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Brown cloth Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 12.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 30589 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION, THE SLATER COPY. 329,(six pages of ads); 370. Two volumes 8vo, uniformly bound in dark brown blind-stamped cloth; the gilt stamping on the spine bright and fresh; one signature slightly sprung in volume I., otherwise the closest thing to pristine I've ever see for this follow-up by Stowe. What is it they say about sequels? Well, this one sold well at first but it lacked the power of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Either one quite unreadable for me.
Seller: Wyatt Houston Day Bookseller, Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$510.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A perfectly serviceable set of hardcover copies, complete in two volumes; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Measuring 8 5/8" tall by 5" wide, bound in publisher's brown cloth, blind-stamped illustrations (of holly leaves) to front and rear panels, gilt lettering to spines. Moderate rubbing to and some scuffing of tips, spine heads and feet. Forward cock to both spines. Mild soiling to endpapers, light foxing to texts, some tide-lining here and there, including at endpapers, stitches showing at gutters here and there, some pulling of signatures but still holding firm. Splitting of cloth to rear bottom joint of Volume II, and to bottom two inches of Volume I rear panel. From BAL entry #19389, appears to be an apparent later printing of the First Edition, as the Preface by Stowe was not present in either the first issue of the American First Edition or in its English equivalent. Neither is there damage to p. 209 of Volume II, battering here and there, the phrase "the Dicksons are fewer" appears on p. 370, nine lines up, but without mention of the Ruskins, etc. Volume I, p. 88 does not feature the stereotypic bleeding of the "d" in "dictatorial" to the "r" in "rather" on lines 3 and 2, respectively, from the top. Like the A binding of the true First Edition, the blind-stamped holly leaves here are bordered interior by 20 embossed dots. Set up and stereotyped by Hobart & Roberts of Boston, published by Phillips, Sampson and Company, with "1856" appearing at copyright page. Harriet Beecher Stowe's second antislavery novel wasn't just a sequel to Uncle Tom's Cabin, published four years prior, but rather, was written in direct response to criticisms of it by both white Southern slavers and those in support of it, and by black Abolitionists and sympathetic white liberals. Here, Stowe explores the issue of slavery from an enslaved African-American perspective told in dialogue between not-yet-woke "Nina Gordon," the defacto mistress of a slave plantation in North Carolina, and "Dred," a black revolutionary and Abolitionist. Thus ensue trenchant discussions of race and racism, the institution of chattel slavery, and the seeming impending violence needed to end it. Dred is not an acquiescent Christian martyr "Uncle Tom" figure, nor the inherently falsely conscious Stepen Fetchit character he is tar-brushed with. Whether an apocryphal story or not, a quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln is that, when he met finally met Harriet Beecher Stowe, he said, "So you're the little woman that started this great war!" Volume I: [3], iv [1], vi [1], 8-329 [6 pp. of publisher's ads]; Volume II: [5] pp. Frontis matter, 6-370 pp., including three appendixes: Nat Turner's Confessions (Appendix I), Death of Hark (Appendix II), Church Action on Slavery (Appendix III). The beginning pages to the second two appendixes are misrendered in the Table of Contents.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Seller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books, Spray, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$545.00 + shipping
Description: Both volumes Very Good in black boards. Light chipping at spine crowns. Light foxing throughout text.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$549.00 + shipping
Description: Both volumes Good in boards. Owner name on 2nd FEP of both volumes. Rubbing, chipping along panel edges. And spine crown/heel. Hinges cracked, weak. Light foxing throughout text.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$595.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good two volume set, First edition 1856 spines professionally rebacked by binder, original boards
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.