Hare

1895 · ref. 1020N18 — London: Headley Brothers 1895. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Unknown. The biography and letters of an inspiring Quaker who worked in the Underground Railroad movement and was an advocate for prison reform. An early impression of the Life and Letters of Elizabeth L. Comstock the influential Quaker and abolitionist compiled by her sister Caroline Hare. This partiuclar copy is no. 14 in the Friends' Meeting House Library at South Street. In the publisher's original brown cloth with a frontispiece of Comstock. An inspiring figure who was insturmental to Underground Railroad during the American Civil War and an advocate for both prison reform and education Comstock's Life and Letters paint the thoughts behind the heroic actions. Hare traces her life in chapters before revealing the letters associated with each including her visits to prisons and work during the American Civil War. In the publisher's original brown cloth. Externally smart with minimal marks. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Green end papers are mostly bright and clean with a couple of small spots. Friends' bookplate to front free end paper. Internally firmly bound with minor wear to hinge between blank and half-title. Pages are bright and clean with minor age toning to leaf extremities. Very Good Indeed Headley Brothers hardcover