Brown, William Wells. Clotelle: or the Colored Heroine. A Tale of the Southern States. Frontispiece, 4 engraved plates. 12mo, publisher's cloth. Fine copy. Boston, 1867 E2500-3500 First Edition Thus, and Second American Edition, with additions and

Brown, William Wells. Clotelle: or the Colored Heroine. A Tale of the Southern States. Frontispiece, 4 engraved plates. 12mo, publisher's cloth. Fine copy. Boston, 1867 E2500-3500 First Edition Thus, and Second American Edition, with additions and changes. Brown's novel was originally published in London with a slightly different title, and Clotel was the daughter of Thomas lefferson's mistress Sally Hemming. When the book appeared in the United States as a cheap dime-novel Clotel had become Clotelle and was a Senator's daughter. By the time this edition appeared, substantial changes had again been made. The last part of the book was expanded to include the Civil War. Blockson, 101 Influential Books 32 London edition); Sabin 8590 earlier editions).