Henry Ward Beecher: An American Portrait by Paxton Hibben. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. Original 1927 Doran first edition, not the later 1942 Readers Club reprint.

A substantial biography of Henry Ward Beecher, the influential Brooklyn minister, abolitionist, lecturer, and public figure. Bound in its original blue woven cloth with darker blue grained panels and a black spine label stamped in gilt. Portrait frontispiece is present. The copyright page is dated 1927. No dust jacket.

Condition: Good to Good+ antique/collectible condition. Original binding presents well, with a bright readable spine label. Light rubbing, scattered small spots/marks, minor shelf wear at the extremities, and mild corner wear. Boards and text block appear sound in the supplied photos. Pages shown are clean and readable with normal age toning. Endpaper/preliminary leaves have light toning and some wrinkling/handling wear, and page edges show light age toning and dusting. No handwriting, bookplates, or library markings shown.

Library cataloging gives the standard 1927 edition as x, 390 pages. The photos show index pages 388–389. Please review all photographs for exact condition and contents. You will receive the exact original 1927 hardcover shown.