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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; OR, LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY
by STOWE, Harriet Beecher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Text toned otherwise about Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1895. New Edition. Hardcover. Text toned otherwise about Fine. Reprint of the New Edition, first issued in 1879 with a new introduction by Stowe. Bound in 3/4 green morocco leather and marbled boards with matching endpapers; gilt rules and a gilt monogram of Charles Edward Ballard, hotelier and circus owner, on the upper panel of the front cover; gilt-decorated and lettered spine with five raised bands; top edge gilt; xlii, 500 pages. Illustrated with 8 plates. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on an inserted leaf with a quote from the work in the author's hand: "Not one throb of anguish,/Not one tear of the oppressed/Is forgotten by the Man of Sorrows/The Lord of Glory. In his/patient generous bosom he bears/the anguish of the World./Uncle Tom's Cabin/Chap 12 pg 146/Harriet Beecher Stowe/Septr 6th 1895." Exceptionally rare to find a quote in Stowe's hand from the book, let alone such a fine example.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020745
- Title
- UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; OR, LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY
- Author
- STOWE, Harriet Beecher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Text toned otherwise about Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston & New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Signed, Slavery, 19th Century American Literature, Civil War, Harriet B. Stowe, 19th Century Literature, Inscribed, High Spot, Printing and the Mind of Man
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; 19th Century Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
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