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Uncle Tom's Cabin: A Tale of life Among the Lowly; or, Pictures of Slavery in the United States of America Second Edition 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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£350.00
($ 562.87)
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Book desription: London: Ingram, Cooke, & Co, 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin: A Tale of life Among the Lowly; or, Pictures of Slavery in the United States of America Second Edition 1852 Published in 1852 in the same year as the First Edition by London: Ingram, Cooke, & Co., 227, Strand, this book has the original publisher's dark brown blind stamped boards with gilt titling and the word 'Illustrated' to the spine. There is rubbing to the extremities of the boards, to the edges of the spine, and with fading to the spine. These are an attractive set of boards. The book measures 5.25 x 7.75 inches (approx) and bears a contemporary signature to the Title Page. There are 355 printed pages plus: Original yellow endpapers (slight discolouration to the front); Frontispiece; Tissue Guard between Frontispiece and Illustrated Title Page; Illustrated Title Page; Title Page; 2 Pages 'Contents' and 'Illustrations'; 1 Page Advertisement for Sealfield's Cabin Book; 8 Page Publisher's Catalogue. There are slight imperfections to some pages such as age toning, marks, slight pulling between the Contents page and the beginning of Chapter 1, etc. But, mainly the pages are clean and in overall Very Good condition Illustrations in This Book: § Tom's Cabin (Frontispiece) § Cassy Witnesses Tom's Agonies (Vignette) § Eliza's Escape From Haley § George's Sister Whipped For Wishing to Live a Decent Christian Life § Lucy Escapes, Whence No Fugitive Can Be Brought Back § Phineas Pushes Tom Loker Down the Precipice § Scipio's Capture § Eva's Death A really lovely example of this classic.
- Bookseller: The First Edition
 (GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #: 000080
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Ingram, Cooke, & Co
- Place: London
- Date published: 1852
- Keywords: Harriet, Beecher, Stowe, Uncle, Tom, Tom's, Cabin
- Subjects:
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