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Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/none
- Seller
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San Rafael, California, United States
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About This Item
Stowe's classic work about slavery and life on a southern plantation. Illustrated with black and white scenes from the 1927 silent film of the same name. some soing and rubbing to spine. Some light coloured stains on front cover. Corners and spine ends are bump[ed and worn. Pen inscription on FEP and FFEP. Hinge is tight and intact. Illustrated endpaper. List of publisher's other titles at end of book.
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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
- Puddleby Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66
- Title
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Author
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Illustrator
- With photograph scenes from the 1927 film.
- Format/Binding
- Olive green cloth with dark green titles
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- no date c. 1928
- Pages
- 475
- Size
- 5 7 5/8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Slavery, plantation life, racism
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About the Seller
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San Rafael, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Biblio
- The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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