Harriet Beecher Stowe / UNCLE TOM'S CABIN OR LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY Two 1st 1852

Description: UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; OR, LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY [Two Volumes] Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher Title: UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; OR, LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY [Two Volumes] Publication: Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1852 Edition: First Edition, Twentieth/Twenty-Fifth Thousand Description: Octavos, two volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's unrestored purple cloth boards and spines with gilt vignette to front boards and gilt lettering to spines. Spines faded. Some light rubbing and wear to boards, including small chipping to heads and tails of spines, small stains. Volume one title page reads Twentieth Thousand, Volume two title page reads Twenty-Fifth Thousand, making these an early printings. 50,000 copies were sold in the first eight weeks. Shelved in case 2. NOTES BAL 19343; Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century, following the Bible. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States and one million copies in Great Britain. [wikipedia] Seller ID: 1375951 Subject: African-Americana, Dupont Circle, Literature Welcome to the eBay store of Second Story Books! We specialize in out-of-print, used and rare books in all subjects, in addition to art, ephemera, collectibles and more. Any questions or comments are welcome.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 1500 USD

Location: Rockville, Maryland

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