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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
by STOWE, Harriet Beecher (Miguel COVARRUBIAS)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Spine pleasantly sunned. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase with some tape repairs
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1938. Hardcover. Spine pleasantly sunned. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase with some tape repairs. Miguel Covarrubias. Quarto (7-1/2" x 10-1/2") bound in half brown morocco with morocco corners and marbled boards. Introduction by Raymond Weaver. Copy #1377 of 1500 copies illustrated with 16 powerful lithographs drawn on the stone by Miguel Covarrubias and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015568
- Title
- UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
- Author
- STOWE, Harriet Beecher (Miguel COVARRUBIAS)
- Illustrator
- Miguel Covarrubias
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine pleasantly sunned. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase with some tape repairs
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Signed, Miguel Covarrubias, Harriet B. Stowe, Lithographs, Limited Editions, Americana, Fine Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Fine
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- Sunned
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Colophon
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