Hartford, New York & Chicago: Published by Subscription only by Hartford Publishing Co., 1868.. xiv,[11]-575,[5]pp. plus portraits. Thick octavo. Publisher's three quarter brown morocco, raised bands, a.e.g. Binding extremities quite rubbed, with slight weakness to upper joint, else a very good copy. First edition, second corrected state of the title-leaf, in one of the publisher's deluxe bindings available to subscribers. This copy bears a pencil presentation inscription on the front endsheet which may be in the hand of a publisher's clerk: "Mr. James Parton From The Author." Such a presentation from Stowe makes absolute sense, Parton being among the most popular political biographers of the times, and they did correspond on occasion. And although the hand bears similarities to Stowe's, they are not sufficient to be definitive. BAL 19449.

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Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: WRCLIT69624
Title: MEN OF OUR TIMES; OR LEADING PATRIOTS OF THE DAY ...
Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Published by Subscription only by Hartford Publishing Co.
Place of Publication: Hartford, New York & Chicago
Date Published: 1868.

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Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
BAL: Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...