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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. Published by H. G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London, 1852. 12mo up to 7½" tall., 483pp. with Preface and Table of Contents; Publisher's advertisements front and back endpapers. Decorative green boards, both front and back; bevelled corners; gilt spine titles with original price of 3/6 to tail end. Tiny and faint inked name and date of 1857 near top edge of title page, otherwise, contents are in fine condition. Board edges have very light bumping and rubbing; binding is tight and square. This is a very early edition which had a run of 5000 copies; it predates the H.G. Bohn illustrated edition also published in 1852. A rare and pretty edition in very nice condition.
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 #
- 4430
- 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
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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