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Uncle Remus and His Legends of the Old Plantation
by Joel Chandler Harris
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$545.45NZ$490.91
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About This Item
London: David Bogue , 1881. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 7" by 5" . F. Church; J. Moser . First UK edition of Joel Chandler Harris's anthology of African American fables and oral traditions. First UK edition of this collection of African American folktales compiled and adapted by Joel Chandler Harris for children. Many of these stories are didactic, and want to represent the struggle in the Southern United States, and more specifically in the plantations. The stories are written in a dialect which was his interpretation of Deep South African-American language of the time, for which he has endured some controversy since its publication.With illustrations by F. Church and J. Moser, numerous in text as well as a frontispiece and three full page plates. Collated, complete. With thirty-two leaves of publisher's advertisements to rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, front joint starting, boards holding firm, boards slightly marked. Endpapers loose but present. Previous owner's gift inscription to half title, dated 1881. Binding split to p. 128. Pages generally clean throughout. Good Only
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 835A42
- Title
- Uncle Remus and His Legends of the Old Plantation
- Author
- Joel Chandler Harris
- Illustrator
- F. Church; J. Moser
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David Bogue
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- joel chandler harris uncle remus african american anthologies uncle remus
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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