Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself

The 'Third Stereotype Edition' wording marks a later printing run off the same unaltered plates rather than a textual revision, but such copies are still not the true first — a genuine first-edition title page carries no edition statement at all. Both states share the 'New York: Published by the Author, 5 Spruce Street' imprint, so it is the presence or absence of the stereotype-edition wording, not the address, that distinguishes them.