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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; OR, LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY [TWO VOLUMES]
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: P. Jewett and Company, 1852. First Edition, Thirtieth Thousand. Hardcover. Octavos, 2 volumes; G-; bound in publisher's unrestored green cloth boards and spines with gilt vignette to front boards and gilt lettering to spine; some rubbing and wear to boards, chipping to head and tail of spines; rubbing and bumping to corners; volume 1 hinges with some fraying; spines cocked; some general foxing and soiling throughout; contemporary ownership in pencil to ffeps;
pages 183-190 in volume 2 detached but present; some gatherings lightly loose but attached;
Both title pages read Thirtieth Thousand, making this an early printing.
KD consignment; Shelved in case 2. BAL 19343;
Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century, following the Bible. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States and one million copies in Great Britain. [wikipedia]. 1364215. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
pages 183-190 in volume 2 detached but present; some gatherings lightly loose but attached;
Both title pages read Thirtieth Thousand, making this an early printing.
KD consignment; Shelved in case 2. BAL 19343;
Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century, following the Bible. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States and one million copies in Great Britain. [wikipedia]. 1364215. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1364215
- Title
- UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; OR, LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY [TWO VOLUMES]
- Author
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Thirtieth Thousand
- Publisher
- P. Jewett and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1852
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Gilt
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- Tail
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- Cloth
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