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Offered for sale is an original 1860 edition of The Public Life of Capt. John Brown by James Redpath, published in Boston by Thayer and Eldridge. Issued immediately after Brown’s 1859 raid and execution, this is an important antebellum / abolitionist imprint—an early, contemporary biography that reflects how Brown was being written about and debated on the eve of the American Civil War.
Publication Details
Title: The Public Life of Capt. John Brown (with an autobiography of his childhood and youth)
Author: James Redpath
Publisher: Thayer and Eldridge, Boston
Date: 1860
Format: Clothbound hardcover
ConditionThis book shows age/wear consistent with a well-used 19th-century volume. Covers show heavy overall staining and discoloration to the cloth. Edge and corner wear with fraying and cloth loss, especially at the extremities. Endpapers: multiple period owner inscriptions/notations (including a dated note) plus general wear/soiling. Hinges/joints: appear stressed; the book opens with visible wear at the front. Pages throughout show toning and foxing. First pages show edge wear, including tears, chips, and creasing as well as a couple of loose pages. Please review images carefully. Price reflects condition.
