Truth Stranger than Fiction: Father Henson’s Story of his Own Life.
Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1858. First Expanded, Second Overall. 8vo, publisher’s blue cloth, xii, 212 pp. Some foxing and light wear, very good. Very Good. Item #List1504
This is the first expanded and the second overall edition and first edition thus of Benson’s autobiography, expanded by Henson from the 1849 edition after Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin led to an increased interest in Henson’s life. Henson would expand his work further and publish another edition in 1876 as interest in his life continued. A nice copy in the original publisher’s binding, also included is a custom open-top clamshell case made of boards and marbled paper, overall very attractive and well preserved.
Price: $450.00