Click for full-size.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Used
- very good
- First
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon
Item Price:
AU$5,105.45
Ask Seller a Question
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston and Cleveland: John P. Jewett & Co, 1852. First Edition. Very Good. Two volumes. First edition, first printing; Hobart and Robbins listed on both copyright pages, title pages lack printing statement as called for. Finely bound in contemporary marbled paper covered boards over black leather spine with raised bands and gilt tooling. Very Good with bindings rubbed, bumping to edge of Volume I affecting rear pages. Previous owner details to front free endpapers. Pages toned, occasionally stained or with corners creased. A lovely set in a nice contemporary binding. BAL 19343.
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.
Review this book and you’ll be entered for a chance to win !
(Log In or create an account first!)
Details
- book dealer
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 140938460
- Title
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Author
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Book condition
- second hand - Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John P. Jewett & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston and Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1852
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio.com.au member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
Ask Seller a Question
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any... [more]
- raised band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the... [more]
- marbled paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or... [more]
- 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.... [more]
- 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... [more]
- 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... [more]
Frequently Asked Questions
This Book’s Categories
Using and Collecting Bookmarks
Bern Marcowitz warns against paperclips and other inappropriate page-savers, and offers a bit of advice on using and collecting bookmarks.
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on todays literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
