Statement of responsibility: by William Still, for many years connected with the Anti-Slavery Office in Philadelphia, and chairman of the Acting Vigilance Committee of the Philadelphia Branch of the Underground Rail Road ; illustrated with 70 fine engravings by Bensell, Schell, and others, and portraits from photographs from life ; sold only by subscription.
Content: Another edition published in 1872 has a variant frontispiece portrait, without the imprint statement "Engraved by John Sartain, Phila.", and a variant printer statement on verso of title page: "Jas. B. Rodgers Co. electrotypers & printers, 52 & 54 North 6th Street, Philad'a."
Content: Frontispiece portrait of William Still has imprint: "Engraved by John Sartain, Phila."
Content: "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1871 by Wm. Still, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington."--copyright statement, verso of title page.
Content: "Henry B. Ashmead, printer, Phila."--printer statement, verso of title page.
Content: Publisher's advertisements, 4 unnumbered pages at end.
Ownership: Copy in Sc Rare 326.973-S (accession no. B526356) with the ink stamp "Arthur A. Schomburg 205 West 115th Street." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
Physical Description
Extent: 4 unnumbered pages, 780 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates :illustrations, portraits ;23 cm
