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Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled from Her Letters and Journal
by Charles Edward Stowe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Nice condition copy of the "Life of HARRIET BEECHER STOWE" - Compiled from Her Letters and Journal by her son, Charles Edward Stowe. 1890 1st edition; Houghton, Mifflin, and Company; Boston and New York. The book features facsimile documents, as well as numerous full-page illustrations and portraits. Gilt top page edges. Also included is an original publisher's double-sided advertising sheet with "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on one side, and "The Works of Harriet Beecher Stowe" on the other.
The chapters are as follows: Childhood; School Days in Hartford; Cincinnati; Early Married Life; Poverty and Sickness; Removal to Brunswick; UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; First Trip to Europe; Sunny Memories; From Over the Sea; Home Again; Dred; Old Scenes Revisited; The Minister's Wooing; The Third Trip to Europe; THE CIVIL WAR; Florida; Oldtown Folks; The Byron Controversy; George Eliot; Closing Scenes.
Condition:
There are a couple small, light stains at the bottom-right corner of the front cover; there are some tiny scratch lines along the bottom edge of the back cover; sharp corners. Bright gilt on the front cover and spine; bright gilt top page edges. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are clean with only some foxing to a few pages at the front. The lower-outer corner of the tissue paper over the Henry Ward Beecher plate has torn. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.
The chapters are as follows: Childhood; School Days in Hartford; Cincinnati; Early Married Life; Poverty and Sickness; Removal to Brunswick; UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; First Trip to Europe; Sunny Memories; From Over the Sea; Home Again; Dred; Old Scenes Revisited; The Minister's Wooing; The Third Trip to Europe; THE CIVIL WAR; Florida; Oldtown Folks; The Byron Controversy; George Eliot; Closing Scenes.
Condition:
There are a couple small, light stains at the bottom-right corner of the front cover; there are some tiny scratch lines along the bottom edge of the back cover; sharp corners. Bright gilt on the front cover and spine; bright gilt top page edges. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are clean with only some foxing to a few pages at the front. The lower-outer corner of the tissue paper over the Henry Ward Beecher plate has torn. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5970
- Title
- Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled from Her Letters and Journal
- Author
- Charles Edward Stowe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- harriet beecher stowe, life of stowe, charles edward stowe, men of our times, leading patriots of the day, uncle toms cabin, dred, great dismal swamp, ministers wooing, old town folks, pearl orrs island, palmetto leaves, pink white tyranny, poganuc people
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography / Autobiography; Non-Fiction;
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About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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