1856 Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp, Vols. I & II by H.B. Stowe

Description: Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp, In Two Volumes: Vols. I & II, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856, first editions, 329 pp, 370 pp, 8 x 5", 8vos. In good condition. Typical wear to extremities. Scuffing along board's edges and corners are rubbed. Head of volume II's spine is lacking, binding material exposed. Blind stamped cloth boards clean. Gilt lettering on spine slightly dulled, but still legible. Vol. II has an ink stain to tail of fore-edge. No known previous ownership or marginalia in either volumes. Vol. II exhibits foxing throughout text block. Vol. II exhibits light toning throughout text block. Some instances of chipped/bent pages and finger soiling. In vol I., 195-206 pp only attached by one piece of cording, fragile. Bindings intact. Please see photos. Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp is the second popular novel by American writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. Although it enjoyed better initial sales than her previous, and more famous novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, it was ultimately less popular. Dred was more of a documentary of nature whereas Uncle Tom's Cabin had much stronger character's and development. Dred, unlike Uncle Tom's Cabin, introduces a black revolutionary character who is presented as an heir to the American revolution rather than a problem to be expatriated. Dred himself is a composite of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner, two real leaders of slave insurrections. The novel is also interesting in the historical context of runaway slave communities surviving for al one time in swamp areas. Swamps were places where runaway slaves could hide, and therefore became a taboo subject, particularly in the South. This is a first edition, complete set of Harriet Beecher Stowe's second novel. COLL1856ABFAHK277

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