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Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly. Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Illustrated edition. Complete in one volume. Sampson, Low, Son and Company, London, 1853. Designs by Billings; engraved by Baker, Smith, and Andrew. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Preface, 560pp., illustrated. Rich tan leather with gilt ruled borders, banded spine with elaborate gilt design, board edges with filigreed gilt design, black leather label with gilt title; all page edges marbled; marble endpapers. Contents are in fine condition and appear unread; binding is tight and secure. Boards have light scratching; leather is creased with a light dent to upper front board; rubbing and fraying to corner edges; head of spine has tiny split. A beautifully bound early edition of this classic novel.
Synopsis
In Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe, the title character Uncle Tom is a long-suffering slave, loyal to both his faith and his master. Presented with an opportunity to escape, he instead chooses to remain in slavery to avoid embarrassing his master. After being sold to a slave trader, Tom suffers brutal treatment and is eventually beaten to death for his refusal to betray his friends — made to represent an ideal of true Christianity. Enormously popular (it was the best-selling novel of the 19th century) and influential, it’s publication in 1852 was instrumental in bringing visibility to the cruel reality of slavery. In more recent years, it has come under considerable criticism for its portrayal of meekness and subservience and the phrase “Uncle Tom” is sometimes used as an epithet for someone seen as overly subservient.
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Reviews
On Mar 31 2020, a reader said:
Excellent book to gain empathy and insight into the enslaved pathos, struggle and plight! This book presents well designed ideas to ennoble and elivate the human race as brothers, and sisters of a common God, and Father of us all.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4422
- Title
- Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly
- Author
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- RARE AND COLLECTIBLE; LITERATURE;
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About the Seller
Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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North Vancouver, British Columbia
About Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
Welcome! BACK LANE BOOKS is home to thousands of carefully selected antiquarian, rare and used books. Visitors are welcome - please phone ahead to make an appointment. I strive to provide accurate descriptions of each listing and I always include my own photographs of the item for sale. Appraisals are also available. Colleen Croft.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
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