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Uncle Tom's Cabin ; or, Life Among the Lowly (Volume 1 only, 20th thousand)
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Winston, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: John P. Jewett & Company, 1852. 1st Edition Twentieth Thousand. Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, dark brown stamped boards with gilt design on front. The book is in very poor condition but appears complete. Rear board is detached and front board is precariously hanging on by a single tiny thread with several of the pages attached (this should basically be considered being detached as well). Spine has heavy chipping to the entire left side and edges/corners show bumps and wear. The internal binding is roughly in the same condition. Pages are toned due to age and there is spotting and foxing present throughout. There are dampstains present, located on the lower outside section of the pages starting at about page 60. The illustrations have been verified as being present and attached (title page, pages 62, 175, 284). This is an early printing of the first edition with the title page stating "twentieth thousand" and the corrected word used on page 42, line 1, with "spiled" rather than "spilt" which was used in the first state issue. The front end page contains a mid-19th century presentation inscription the signature cannot be determined, no other handwriting found, no bookplates, no library markings. This book is an extremely poor condition and is basically a book-in-a-bag but is a good candidate for re-binding.
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.
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
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2220554
- Title
- Uncle Tom's Cabin ; or, Life Among the Lowly (Volume 1 only, 20th thousand)
- Author
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition Twentieth Thousand
- Publisher
- John P. Jewett & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1852
- Pages
- 311
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century; Fiction; Literature and the Classics;
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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