Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1852

John P. Jewett, 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, BRIGHT GILT TOP EDGES, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR PREVIOUS OWNER INSCRIPTION TO FRONT AND REAR FREE PAPERS, MINIMAL FOXING. ILLUSTRATED, BOOKS MEASURE 7.5"x5" (8vo). FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING WITH NO PRINTING NUMBER AND THE NAMES ONLY HOBART & ROBBINS ON THE COPYRIGHT PAGE OF BOTH VOLUMES. INCLUDES CUSTOM HALF LEATHER SLIPCASE WITH SILK BOOK COVERS. A SCARCE FIRST PRINTING IN SUPERB RIVIERE BINDING, YOU WON'T FIND A NICER EXAMPLE.