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Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Sheet music with hand-colored illustration on title page; disbound but all content present. Leaves have heavy foxing and light soiling; title page has contemporary manuscript near top edge and has been repaired along right edge with archival tape. This music was composed and dedicated to Harriet Beecher Stowe. ; Engraving; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 4 pp
Seller: Back of Beyond Books, Moab, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$89.18 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Crown8vo frontis, vi, 351, [1 blank], [16 - adverts] p. Neat late 1800s binder's gray cloth.lettered gilt. Bound with the yellow ffep and the Note to the Author's Editions by Clarke and Co. Faint tide mark affecting the lower gutter corner of much of the book, tiny fray to top of upper joint, inscription on ffep 'John Brown The Gift of T Grundy Esq. 1852 and in pencil E Nettleship April 1892', bookplate on front pastedown of A. S. Cumming M.D. Apart from the faint tide mark this is a very clean, tight and unblemished copy with all 8 illustrations, six still having the blue tissue guards.
Seller: JIRI Books, Lisburn, United Kingdom
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Later full calf binding (by Riviere). Tall octavo. 166pp. All edges gilt. Text printed in double columns. Bound without the original cover wrappers. An example of the "Edition for the Millions" printing of this work, published in one volume in the same year as the first edition. A worn copy with both covers detached. The ornately gilt spine is chipped at the tips and the cover edges have some scuffing and edgewear. The title page has some soiling else the text is very good with some scattered foxing and light spotting to a few pages. Scarce.
Seller: Robert Wendler Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. John P. Jewett & Company, 1852.
Price: US$124.98 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Volume II. One hundredth thousand. Green cloth on book boards has edge wear, Tear at top of spine hinge, tear at top of spine, some wear at bottom of spine. Book boards have bumped corners. Hinges are good. Some edge staining and foxing. A good copy. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***
Seller: The Book Files, Broken Arrow, OK, U.S.A.
Price: US$131.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Early reprint published the same year as the first printing. "One hundred and tenth thousand." Binder's copy. 1852 Hard Cover. 322, 12 pp. Volume 2 of 2. 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. Stowe, an active abolitionist, featured the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve. The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 139 +166 pp. 8vo, old quarter sheep over marbled boards. Two Hundred and Thirteenth Thousand. Similar to BAL 19524. Some minor staining to the text of Captain O'Sullivan; light wear to binding; tight and sound. Text in double columns.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's cabin.. John Cassell., London., 1852.
Price: US$266.27 + shipping
Description: Illus by George Cruikshank. Early reprint, in contemporary drab brown cloth. Lacks front free end paper; pp127/128 has been trimmed by 1cm at foot & 0.5cm at foreedge, with 3 yellowed tape repairs to tears; tape repair on p.87. Wear to cloth at head & foot of spine. All 27 illustrations on wood by Cruikshank present Used - Good. Good hardback in contemporary cloth
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 vols. 7.5 x 4.5", gilt-dec original cloth; teg, 312pp; 322pp, covers heavily worn and darkened, extremities brutally bumped and chipped, outer hinges tearing, spine cocked, bookplates and inkstamped names on front flys, pp toned and stained/spotted, but still a relatively tight set of the Sixtieth Thousand. SWAF but still readable.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$285.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Eighty-fifth thousand on title page. Lovely bound two volume set I suspect this is a rebound set from an early time. Minor edge wear of the leather is present. The binding is 1/2 leather.
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$299.40 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Two interesting novels bound as one. The first, Uncle Tom in England appears to be an english novel which draws a parallel to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. The author is not attributed, although to the rear there is an essay by anti-slavery campaigner and president of the British and Foreign anti-slavery society, Thomas Clarkson. To the preface is written that the author has connected its plot to the work of Mrs Stowe and is therefore to be looked on as an Echo or sequel to 'Uncle Tom'. Several characters share their names with Stowe's. This is the third edition of Uncle Tom in England, printed the same year as the first American edition. Uncle tom in England is an extremely scarce and unusual text. The second novel to this text is Benjamin Disraeli's novel Venetia. Venetia was originally released in 1837 and was published so as to form an income for Disraeli in a time of need. It is a romance based on the characters of Shelley and Byron. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart with heavy rubbing to spine and boards. Spine label and head and tail of spine are particularly rubbed. Front hinge is slightly strained but firm. Prior owner's inscription to front pastedown 'John P Maitland Family Heriloom'. Another inscription to recto of front endpaper dated 1918. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with scattered spots throughout. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin (Volume II Only). Boston: John P. Jewett & Company, 1852.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Boston: John P. Jewett & Company. 8vo. Fully bound in embossed decorative cloth. Gilt illustration on front board. Tight binding and good boards. Extensive shelf wear. Missing spine. Rubbing to boards. Scuffing to corners. Clean, unmarked pages with minimal toning. Some pages loose. A scarce volume in reasonable condition. Ships daily.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: [i]-x, [13]-312; the three plates, and four pages of ads and testimonials at rear. Volume I (of 2) only. One hundred and fifteenth thousand. Spine browned and chipped at head and foot. Foxing and marks to front endpapers: faint Christmas 1859 inscription above one from 1919; reading room stamp, and brief numbers. Free endpaper peeled away along hinge for 2 inches from top. Foxing to rear endpapers, and occasionally within. Two signatures proud; binding sound. Stain to lower inch of fore-edge. 7.7 x 5 inches.
Seller: The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB), Wolfville, NS, Canada
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Illustrated sheet music, 4to (14" x 10.75"). 4 pp., cover engraving, 3.25" x 5.25". The publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852 resulted in a virtual explosion of books, broadsides, sheet music, posters and other ephemera. Boston publisher John P. Jewett (1814-1884) published this song for voice and piano in the same year that he published the first edition of the novel. The price was twenty-five cents. The song was performed in a dramatization of Uncle Tom's Cabin adapted by George L. Aiken from Stowe's novel. The illustration on the front-cover, produced by Boston wood-engravers Baker & Smith after artist Hammatt Billings, shows Little Eva reading the Bible to Uncle Tom while seated in an arbor, and was one of numerous illustrations designed by Billings for the first edition. According to Billings's biographer James O'Gorman, "Little Eva reading the Bible to Uncle Tom in the arbor" was "without doubt the most important image of the first edition." At the time the novel was published, there was no visual precedent for an adult black man sharing an intimate moment with a small white girl, alone and out in nature. Seen outside the context of the book, Tom and Eva in the arbor would likely have been an arresting sight. Of all Billings's scenes for the book, this one proved the most captivating and was reproduced both as Billings designed it and in numerous variations on broadsides, sheet music, and elsewhere. John P. Jewett published a number of anti-slavery works, including Pictures and Stories From Uncle Tom's Cabin (1853, an edition for children), Autographs for Freedom (1853), Richard Hildreth's Despotism in America : an inquiry into the nature, results, and legal basis of the slave-holding system in the United States (1854), A North-side View of Slavery : The Refugee (1856) and History of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue (1859). Hammatt Billings (1816-1874) was an artist, designer, architect, illustrator and painter. He exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum in 1859 and 1873, and achieved considerable recognition as an architect. REFERENCES: Morgan, Jo-Ann. Illustrating Uncle Tom's Cabin at utc[dot]iath[dot]virginia[dot]edu; Groce and Wallace. The New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957), p. 49. CONDITION: Good, front cover somewhat soiled, contents generally clean.
Seller: James Arsenault & Company, ABAA, Arrowsic, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$355.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Acceptable copy with stains to most pages. Vol I only. First edition. Tearing to cover of spine. Tips bumped. Edges of cover chipped. Sm8vo. Published in Boston, 1852. 312 pages.JM
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$444.73 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: RO60074677: 1852. In-8. Broché. Etat passable, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Mouillures. 322 pages. Ouvrage en mauvais état (in poor condition). Dos presque entièrement manquant. Premier plat défraîchi. 2e plat manquant. Dernière page de garde abîmée, avec manque sur le bord inférieur. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin. John P. Jewett & Company, Boston, 1852.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, early printings, published same year as first printing. These books measure approximately 7.5" x 4.75", with 312 numbered pages in Vol I and 322 numbered pages in Vol II. These volumes are in good minus condition. Moderate to heavy chipping on to board edges and spine ends. Gilt lettering on both spines are still well preserved. Illustration on front boards are worn and faded. Both hinges are cracked on both volumes. Both bindings are cocked. Moderate staining and scratching to both rear boards. Vol II has amateur tape reinforcement on spine. Vol I has a gift inscription on the second front endpaper. Light foxing throughout both volumes. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This novel had a profound effect on attitudes towards African Americans and slavery. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (N1-25).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Black-and-white engraving by Baker & Smith after artist Hammatt Billings on the front wrapper. Folio. 4pp. Illustrated wrappers. External tape repair along the spine, center leaves detached but present, soiling and a dampstain to the rear wrapper not affecting the interior content, still very good. The illustration depicts Eva and Tom reading the Bible in the arbor, an image that captivated the public at the time, spawning many commercial print reproductions, as well as actors staging the scene for the production of photo cards. Jo-Ann Morgan of the Department of African American Studies at Western Illinois University writes, "Among those initial six engravings, Little Eva reading the Bible to Uncle Tom in the arbor was, according to Billings' biographer James F. O'Gorman, 'without doubt the most important image of the first edition.' Unlike the slave Madonna or praying supplicant, there was no visual precedent for a grown black man, in the prime of life, cozied up with a tiny white girl, alone, out in nature."
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Two volume set. Title pages both state "Thirtieth Thousand." Both volumes expertly repair at spine and corners. Cloth texture varies, with vol. II being vertically ribbed, and Vol. I textured. Former owner bookplate to vol. I. A handsome, nicely married set of a landmark book.
Seller: Graver & Pen Rare Books, Midland, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$748.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to. Three quarter bound Levant morocco over green cloth, gilt lyres in compartments with morocco nameplate of Cornelia Landon on upper front board. Marbled endpapers. [344 pp.] Illustrations and engraved sheet music of 41 pamphlets bound together, including "Little Eva," a song written by John Whittier with music by Manuel Emilio. Boards somewhat soiled and a bit scuffed, with wear to corners and outer hinges. Light damp staining and foxing, tears to pp. 51 & 54 along outer margin (text unaffected), on p. 112 a tear starts from the outer edge to middle of engraving (text partially affected, but in fact music still clear and readable), o/w a very good copy. This is an excellent collection of pre-American Civil War drawing room music, with music ranging from operas, waltzes, ballads, polka, and preludes. Whittier's song was published following the popular release of Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin the same year.
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: "Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly" by Harriet Beecher Stowe in two volumes. First edition, early printing from 1852. Published by John P. Jewett & Company, Boston. Both volumes have "Sixtieth Thousand" on the title page, signifying an 13th printing. Both books measure 4.75" x 7.75", with 312 pages and 322 pages, respectively. Illustrated with black and white plates. Bound in the publisher's original brown pictoral cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. The books are in poor condition. Heavy wear and soiling to the covers with cloth loss at the corners and edges. Cloth loss at the rear joint of Volume I. The front endpapers are missing. Previous owner's signatures and notations in pencil on the front and rear paste-downs and title pages. The mull is exposed at the hinges with some signatures standing out. Moisture damage and foxing to the textblocks. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(G6-24).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD bookplates on paste downs of each volume, Volume 2 corner on pp 191/192 torn off not affecting text, interiors extremely clean except for an occasional minor spot, both volumes show shelf wear, spine ends have edge wear with nicks at head of Volume 1, covers are clean, gilt lettering and decorations are sharp.
Seller: Barrister, Inc., Davie, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$770.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original green cloth binding with gilt decoration. New spine with 3/4 of original spine with titles and decoration affixed. Front and rear cover gilt design is fairly bright, as is the gilt decorated border. Corners bumped, general light cover wear. All edges gilt. 322 pages plus 12 page publisher catalog. Title page vignette, three plates. General toning and some foxing to pages, text is bright. Binding is sound. Stated Eighty-Fifth Thousand, on title page. The first print run of Uncle Tom's Cabin [March, 1852] totaled 5,000 copies of which 3,000 were sold on the first day and the rest were sold by the fourth day. An amazing 50,000 copies were sold in the first sixty days. This stated "Eighty-Fifth Thousand" edition probably came out around August or September of 1852.
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. By Harriet Beecher Stowe. Volume I: Twenty-Fifth Thousandth & Volume II: Thirtieth Thousandth . Boston: John P. Jewett & Company. Cleveland, Ohio: Jewett, Proctor & Worthington. Stereotyped by Hobart & Robbins, Printed by Geo. C. Rand & Co., 1852, First Edition, ***second or third printing. All six plates present & intact (three per volume), 312 pp, 320 pp, re-backed volume I measures 8 x 5" while unrestored volume II measures 7.75 x 5", both 8vos. *** Three thousand copies were sold on the first day of publication (out of 5,000 copies). Bibliography of American Literature (BAL) 19342, volumes from the second run of 5,000 are marked "Ten Thousandth." The first two runs are, generally, considered first printings. According to the BAL there are 18 type-set mistakes found in the first printing which were revised in later editions. None of these mistakes are found in the editions being sold here, making this NOT a first printing. 50,000 In fair condition. Both bindings cocked. Re-backed cloth boards of Vol. I lightly scuffed at edges and corners. Vol. I s cloth spine tanned from sun-exposure; gilt lettering dulled & soiled but still legible. Un-restored Vol. II exhibits scuffed edges and corners as well. Hinges of vol. II are beginning to split at head and tail with exposed binding mesh. Head and tail of spine lacking, exposed binding. Gilt lettering on Vol. II s spine remains bright and clean. Previous ownership signature on vol. I s front paste-down & vol. II s front end-page. Light toning throughout text-blocks, with some instances of light age-staining. Vol. I pages 75-106 exhibit tea dampness staining on fore-edge, text unimpeded. Bindings intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American author and abolitionist, best known as the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Stowe's were ardent critics of slavery and supported the Underground Railroad, temporarily housing several fugitive slaves in their home. One fugitive from slavery, John Andrew Jackson, wrote of hiding with Stowe in her house in Brunswick, Maine as he fled to Canada in his narrative title The Experience of a Slave in South Carolina (London: Passmore & Albaster, 1862). Stowe claimed to have had a vision of a dying slave during a communion service at Brunswick's First Parish Church, which inspired her to write his story. On March 9, 1850, she wrote to Gamaliel Bailey, editor of the weekly anti-slavery journal The National Era, that she planned to write a story about the problem of slavery. In June, 1851, the first installment of Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in serial form in The National Era. She originally used the subtitle "The Man That Was a Thing," but it was soon changed to "Life Among the Lowly." Uncle Tom's Cabin was first published in book form on March 20, 1852. In less than a year, the book sold an unprecedented 300,000 copies. Uncle Tom's Cabin wasn't just the bestselling book of 1852; it became the bestselling novel of the 19th century, and was only outsold by the Bible, which had a 52 year head start. At one point, John P. Jewett Publishing Co. had three presses and hundreds of workers producing copies to keep up with the demand. After the start of the Civil War, Stowe traveled to Washington D.C., where she met President Abraham Lincoln on November 25, 1862. What Lincoln said to Stowe is a minor mystery - her son later reported that Lincoln greeted his mother by saying, "so you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war." The conflicting opinions which surrounded Uncle Tom's Cabin are said to have helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War. An absolute perfect addition to any home library. Presents well. RAREA1852MQRB 03/24 - HK1366
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Large octavo, 166pp., illustrated on the interior panels of the wrappers (the first depicting the "Wide-Awakes" of Hartford, CT; the rear showing a pool hall scene, with no caption--both of these probably inserted later). A good copy only of this fragile publication, bound in limp canvas cloth, with applied labels to front and rear wraps (this seems to be a slightly later attempt at structural reinforcement, rather than a variant binding from the publisher). Wrappers quite worn, with some shallow loss to extremities, the front inner hinge slightly exposed, but holding. Contents quite clean, with scattered occasional foxing and a few small stains. On the front wrapper is printed "An edition for the million!" and the notice "173,000 copies already published in America." Printed in two columns. This is an early reprint of Stowe's classic. There were so many different kinds of reprints that even BAL neglected to attempt to catalogue them. However, they do describe this one as among the very earliest reprints, listing it along with others bearing the "edition for the million" notice and similar publication numbers, under number 19524. Though rather hard to trace in commerce due to its glut of similarly-titled reprints, this example is clearly scarce in commerce. OCLC records just a half dozen separately listed holdings bearing the "edition for the million" statement, and none with this precise number of copies in print (173,000). AAS holds most of the variants.
Seller: Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Two volumes. Original brown cloth. 312 & 322pp. Illustrated. First edition. A mixed set of this classic work with Vol. 1 in brown T cloth (Blanck's binding B) with the cover vignette in gold and Vol. 2 in the extra gilt binding (Blanck's binding C) with all cover ornamentation gilt-stamped. Both volumes are first editions with no additional printings listed on the title page, the single imprint of Hobart & Robbins at the foot of the copyright page, and all of the issue points noted in BAL including "see good vittles spilt" p. 42, line 1 in Vol. 1 and "republican's cathecism" p. 74, line 5 in Vol. 2. Each volume has three engraved plates as called for. In terms of condition Vol. 1 is heavily worn with some scuffing and soiling to the covers and some heavy chipping to the spine. The text has some heavy foxing and spotting throughout and a few pages are lightly sprung from the binding though still bound in. Vol. 2 is in better condition with some light scuffing and edgewear to the covers and some chipping to the spine tips. The text is good with some foxing and spotting throughout. Both volumes have been collated and are complete.
Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.. John P. Jewett & Company, 1852.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Two volumes. Volume I - 70th thousand printing. Volume II - 80th thousand printing. Octavo. Original brown cloth. Damage to both spine strips. Some chipping to the board on Volume I. Ownership inscription on FFEP of Vol. II. Internally clean.
Seller: EGR Books, Centreville, VA, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin. John P. Jewett & Company, Boston, 1852.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, sixth printing - with Thirtieth Thousand stated on the title page of each volume. These books measure approximately 7.5" x 4.75", with 312 and 322 numbered pages respectively. Both books are in very good condition. Moderate sun-fading to the spines. Moderate surface wear to the boards. Minor foxing to the edges of the textblock. Front hinges are cracked Both volumes slightly cocked with an overbite. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (N8-34).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$975.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Title Page Indicates:; "One Hundred And Twentieth Thousand"; Also Listed Publisher As" Jewett, Proctor & Worthington. Entered According To Act Of Congress In The Year 1851, Boy Harriet Beecher Stowe In The Clerk's Office Of The District Court Of The District Of Maine" Book "Stereotyped By Hobart & Robbins, New England Type And Stereotype Foundery, Boston". Preface And Table Of Contents In Front Of Vol 1 With 18 Chapters.312 Pages. Pages Tight With String Binding. Extensive Warping And Foxing On Pages. End Pages (Both Front And Back) Show Age Toning With Some Creasing And Smudges. Previous Owner Name And Pasted On Sticker From A R Wright, Wholesale And Retail Dealer, Springfield, Ohio Small On Front Inside Cover. No Other Markings On Pages. Faded Brown Leather Boards With Ornate Designed Border And Gild Illustration On Front And Back Boards. Corners Are Bumped And Worn. Boards Show Rubbing And Fading; Outer Leather Spine Is Fragile And Partically Missing Revealing Underneath Fabric Binding On Top And Bottom Areas. Spine Portions Intact Include Gild Lettering Of "Uncle Tom's Cabin Vol 1" With Chipping On Other Areas. Few Full Page Illustrations Throughout Book Including Small Illustration On Title Page. Creasing And Small Nicks On Very Few Page Edges. Page Edges Cut Roughly And Darkened.The 18 Chapter Headings Are: In Which The Reader Is Introduced To A Man Of Humanity; The Mother; The Husband And Father; An Evening In Uncle Tom's Cabin; Showing The Feelings Of Living Property On Changing Owners; Discovery; The Mother's Struggle; Eliza's Escape; In Which It Appears That A S3nator Is But A Man; The Property Is Carried Off; In Which Property Gets Into An Improper State Of Mind; Select Incident Of Lawful Trade; The Quaker Settlement; Evangeline; Of Tom's New Master, And Various Other Matters; Tom's Mistress And Her Opinions; The Freeman's Defence; Miss Ophelia's Experiences And Opinions. Portions Of The Eight Page Preface Include These Sentences: "The Hand Of Benevolence Is Everywhere Stretched Out, Searching Into Abuses, Righting Wrongs, Alleviating Distresses, And Bringing To The Knowledge And Sympathies Of The World The Lowly, The Oppressed, And The Forgotten. The Object Of These Sketches Is To Awaken Sympathy And Felling For The African Race, As They Exist Among Us; To Show Their Wrongs And Sorrows, Under A System So Necessarily Cruel And Unjust As To Defeat And Do Away The Good Effects Of All That Can Be Attempted For Them, By Their Best Friends, Under It." This Rare Vintage Book Copy Is In Fragile Condition But Still Readable.
Seller: Attic Treasures Book Shop, Mt. Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$975.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Rebound in tan publisher's cloth with the original board paper and spines adhered to surfaces. No gilt vignettes or blind stamping on front. Some rubbing to edges. Gift inscription dated " '52" (1852). New end papers and inside paste downs. Minimal foxing.
Seller: onourshelves, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$988.30 + shipping
Description: Firenze, Tipografia Mariani, 1852, Verosimilmente la prima edizione italiana. Esemplare molto buono (qualche escoriazione alle cerniere, all'interno lievi fioriture passim). «The social impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin on the United States was greater than that of any book before or since» P.M.M., 332. -- Il grande romanzo antischiavista di Harriet Beecher Stowe vede qui la luce in italiano per la prima volta: uscito nel 1851 a puntate su «The National Era» e lanno successivo in volume col titolo «Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly» (Boston, John P. Jewett & Co), ebbe un successo enorme: tremila copie furono vendute il primo giorno, diecimila nella prima settimana e trecentomila nel primo anno. Prestissimo il romanzo giunse in Europa, e nello stesso 1852 godette di ben tre traduzioni italiane, di cui non è dato sapere la successione cronologica: quella che qui presentiamo, una torinese presso lo Stabilimento Tipografico Fontana, e una milanese presso Borroni Scotti. -- Nelledizione fiorentina, che si fregia al frontespizio della dicitura «Prima traduzione italiana», loriginale inglese «cabin» è tradotto letteralmente con «tugurio», che lascerà il posto nelle altre edizioni al più fortunato «capanna». -- Di grande rarità, censita in soli tre esemplari nellOpac Sbn (Biblioteca comunale Augusta, Perugia; Biblioteca capitolare Dominicini, Perugia; Biblioteca del Ministero dell'interno, Roma). in 16°, mezza pelle coeva, titoli e fregi oro al dorso, piatti in tela, pp. 703 [1 bianca]. Verosimilmente la prima edizione italiana. Esemplare molto buono (qualche escoriazione alle cerniere, all'interno lievi fioriture passim). mezza pelle coeva, titoli e fregi oro al dorso, piatti in tela,
Seller: Libreria Antiquaria Pontremoli SRL, Milano, MI, Italy
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Uncle Toms Cabin and Key to Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. In one volume. Publisher: John P. Jewett and Company, 1852, 1853, Cleveland. Uncle Toms Cabin with 153,00-306,000 Volumes on the title-page, first edition, later printing. Both titles have Hobart & Robbins imprint. Making Key to Uncle Toms Cabin a first edition with correct number of pages. In ¾ leather binding, black spine and corners, dark purple cloth, in fine condition, no splitting or tears to the binding. Gutter in front split but solidly bound. Contents in double columns, clean with a few minor spots of light foxing. Little more so foxing in the Key. Uncle Toms Cabin with 166 pages and Key with 262 pages including the index. 6 ½ x 9 ¾ inches. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #21-059. Price: $1000.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original dark maroon cloth cover laid down on professionally rebuilt book with new paste downs and blank prelims.2 lovely tight clean copies of this rare book set.Embossed covers with gold pictorial Vol 2 looks to have 30 pages at the beginning and end replaced but appears to be original and probably a different paper.Lovely set.Thirtieth thousand.
Seller: THE BOOK SHOP, HASTINGS, HBN, New Zealand
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Extra gilt "gift binding" in striking red cloth. Scarce as such, as the gift bindings were more expensive than the more common brown cloth bindings. Title pages both state "Tenth Thousand," which was the second printing according to BAL. Copyright pages state printed by Geo. C. Rand. A solid set expertly repaired at the spines and hinges. All edges gilt.
Seller: Graver & Pen Rare Books, Midland, MI, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin. John P. Jewett & Company, Boston, 1852.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, third printing. State "tenth thousand" on title page. These volumes are in good minus condition. Moderate bumping and chipping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering on spine is faded. Gilt design on boards are full and vivid. Moderate bumping to all corners. Front hinges cracked no mesh exposed. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This novel had a profound effect on attitudes towards African Americans and slavery. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (O1-15).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. First edition, first printing, with 1852 on the title page and ALL the first edition/first printing points as described in the BAL. Our copy has been rebound in an attractive green cloth with patterned floral pattern in what we believe is a sympathetic style to the book and the era. It came to us in a ruined, original, binding (brown cloth) by way of a bookstore on a remote Maine island. We thought long and hard about how best to treat it, before deciding on this treatment. Text block has been resewn and rebacked. Two of the three original engravings were present; the third has been added from a later 1852 edition (the 95th thousand). In addition, pages 281, 282, 284, and 284 were missing and those have also been furnished from the sacrificial, later, copy. These new pages are trimmed slightly smaller than the other pages, so there is no question of trying to trick anyone. Binding tight. New endpapers and headbands. The book has been read and re-read, and there is slightly more than the normal foxing and signs of use to the pages. We have retained the original brown covers and can happily include those with the book. The BAL lists 7 publications points for the first printing of the first edition. This copy has all of them: 'Spilt' on page 42; 'Mericky' on page 42; 'as' still on page 46; parenthesis present on page 46; 'sorel' on page 50; comma after 'and' on page 266; damaged type on page 286. Uncle Tom is the most historically important novel of the 19th century. It was first published in an edition of 5,000 copies in March of 1852. The first printing (this one) sold out within 24 hours. More than 120,000 copies were printed and sold before the end of the year. Later editions nearly all state which printing it is, with an indication on the title page of which 'thousand' is it. This copy, in addition to all the correct first edition points, states no other editions and no mention of print run on the title page. This is volume 1 only, ending after chapter 18. Wikipedia advises that there were 6 plates inserted, but BAL (and this copy & all the evidence of other ABE listings) suggests that is just 3 of them. A landmark of American literature; a truly scarce title; and the first printing (in book form) of one of the best known and least read of our beloved and important titles. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that its an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First British edition, first printing with title page dated 1852, crown 8vo (7.5 in x 5 in), pp. xxiii, (xxiv), (1), 2-391, (1) adv, 27 wood engraved plates in the List of Illustrations of which 24 are present (lacks the frontispiece and the plates at pp. 22 and 95), the plate listed at p. 161 is located at p. 209. Original gilt lettered and blind decorated light green cloth, all edges gilt. Near fine with light natural wear, bumped corners, some dulling to the back gilt lettering, sheets and plates remarkably clean and unmarked. Lacks the frontispiece and two wood engraved plates. H10429 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.
Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
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. 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]. 1375951. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First Edition, Twentieth/Twenty-Fifth Thousand.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin. John P Jewett and Company, Boston, 1852.
Price: US$1592.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A first edition, early printing of Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel. Originally published in two volumes, this is a one volume edition printed the same year as the first edition. To the title page is stated '153,000-306,000' volumes.This single volume edition is uncommon, particularly with the Boston imprint.Former owner's inscriptions to the verso of front endpaper, 'Juan Domingo Arrate' Their inscription to the title page also. Chilean bookbinder's label to the front pastedown, Andres G Stenwall of Valparaiso Chile.'Uncle Tom's Cabin' is believed to have played a large part in laying the groundwork for the American Civil War. It was the best-selling novel of the nineteenth century after the Bible and is credited with helping the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. Due to the demand for printing this work there were eight power presses running incessantly.A scarce edition of this important work. In a contemporary half morocco binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Both volumes are very good with usual discoloration of pages. Prior owner's name on front inside ; No prior printings listed. Title page says "One Hundred and Twentieth Thousand". Reverse of title "Entered According to Act of Congress, in year 1851 by Harriet Beecher Stowe.etc. " Embossed illustration on front and spine titles still fairly bright. Sewn binding is still tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$1685.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 VOLUMES, VOLUME 1: BEAUTIFUL GREEN CLOTH COVER WITH GILT ON SPINE, VOL 1 312PP, TIGHT, SOME FOXING, STAINS BROWNING OF PAGES; VOL 2:322 PP, TIGHT,BROWNING OF PAGES WITH SOME FOXING AND STAINED, CLEAN PAGES, First edition, first issue, with "spilt" (rather than "spiled") in Volume I, 42, line 1. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851 by Harriet Beecher Stowe" and "Stereotyped by Hobart & Robbins" on the bottom of title page. With the three original steel-plate engravings and with title- illustrated with large vignette. 8vo, Faint inked library stamp on title page. these books are rebound. CIRCA 1960 Volume 2 has title page missing With two original steel-plate engravings. However same faint library stamp on table of contents. . DATE PUBLISHED: 1852 EDITION: FIRST ED
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Description: second printing Both small octavo volumes of this two volume set are in very good condition in original light brown cloth covered boards with off-white end sheets, blind embossing around the edges of each board with a gilt embossing in the center of each front board with gilt text and blind embossing on the spines. The fly title pages for both volumes are lacking and both volumes have an obvious lean to the spines. Both volumes are from the Tenth Thousandth (second printing) series. The first printing of this landmark book occurred on March 20, 1852. Per BAL by April 1, 1852 a second printing of ten thousand copies had been produced which was followed by a third printing of fifty thousand copies which sold out in only 8 weeks by mid-May of 1852. A worthy, matched set of one of the most important books of the 19th century. Both volumes are illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates by Hammatt Billings. (BAL 19343; Printing and The Mind of Man, 332)
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This is a married set, meaning, they are two different printings that we put together to make this a complete 2 volume set. Vol. 1 is the ninety-fifth thousand and Vol. 2 is eightieth thousand. Both has a gold gilt mpressed design to covers. Gilt lettering and design to spine. Vol. 1 looks brown and Vol. 2 is green. Both have general wear, rubbed extremities, bumped corners, foxing on pages, and Vol. 1 illustrations has been colored in by someone. Uncle Tom was published in 1852. It sold as fast as they could print them, It was republished 5,000 copies at a time. DATE PUBLISHED: 1852 EDITION: 312+322
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, first printing set (without statements of printing on the title page, as appear on the various reprints by this publisher). With all first issue points from BAL. Both volumes expertly recased in original cloth, with typical foxing to pages, more so to vol. 2, which also has a blindstamp to the front endpaper. A historic set, increasingly difficult to find in first issue.
Seller: Graver & Pen Rare Books, Midland, MI, U.S.A.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin, 2 Volumes. John P. Jewett, Boston, 1852.
Price: US$2850.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hobart & Robins slug on CP, 6 plates, original cloth. Books GOOD some wear to edges, spine ends chipped and worn, Volume 2 has a 3" closed tear on spine edge from top. Gilt dulled on covers but are still pronounced on spine lettering, corners bumped, general wear, some signatures pulled, spotting, toning and foxing throughout both volumes. An unsophisticated copy. Books are still tight. Previous owners name with Number on second front fly leaf of Volume 1.
Seller: Barrister, Inc., Davie, FL, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin. John P. Jewett, 1852.
Price: US$2950.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition/Early Reissues (Eightieth and Seventy-Fifth Thousand) in two volumes; A Very Good to Near Fine set housed in a custom slipcase. A handsome and well preserved set of this important work; reportedly, Lincoln said to Ms. Stowe upon meeting her "so this is the little lady who started this great war". The best selling novel of the 19th century and the 2nd best selling book, trailing only the Bible. This copy is in very good to near fine condition with square, tight bindings, original green cloth decorated in gilt, and pages free from markings throughout both volumes. Some soiling to the cloth and rubbed edges, bumped corners, some light foxing and staining to both volumes, embossed bookplates to both pastedowns with PO signatures; overall, a lovely set of this classic work; will be securely wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. JOHN P. JEWETT & COMPANY, BOSTON, 1852.
Price: US$3118.44 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; OR, LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY. Good Plus Condition.1st Edition. First Editions, First Printing/Second Issue with NO mention of printings on the title pages and bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's brown cloth (Possibly Gift Binding) with front cover vignettes being gilt-decorated and rear covers have same vignette blind-stamped. Both books are in great shape for age and rarity. This TRUE FIRST EDITION, bound in two volumes has minor wear to the spine and panels. Both books a bit off-set and with minor foxing to few pages as expected. 312 and 322 pp. Boston: John P. Jewett & Comany. Cleveland, Ohio: Jewett, Proctor & Worthington. Bottom of copyright page states: Stereotyped by Hobart & Robbins, New England Type and Stereotype Foundry, Boston.
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Toms Cabin. John P. Jewett & Company, Cleveland, 1852.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2 volumes in original cloth. First edition, one hundred tenth thousand. Publisher: John P. Jewett & Company, Cleveland, 1852. First edition with Hobart & Robbins slug on the copyright page. Bindings are in near fine condition, toning to the spines, slight wear to end of spine on volume II, no lose, else overall fine. Exceptional bindings. Contents with foxing, more so to the front and back pages of volume one, else both volumes tight with no cracking to the gutters. 312, 322 pages plus 12 pages of ads to back of volume II. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #C-075. Price: $3,500. Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$3600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Professionally and skillfully rebacked with repairs at corners. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth with spines and covers stamped in gilt. Illustrated with six wood engravings. Title page of each volume also has a wood engraving. Text block is tight. 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches. 634 pages total.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin (In Two Volumes). John P. Jewett & Co., Boston, 1852.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Full leather binding with decorated end papers. Five spine panels, three gilt spine decoration on each volume; Uncle Tom's Cabin Vol I and II blind stamped in gilt on spine. Gilt lined front and rear panel. EGB (Extra Gilt Binding). Variant "C" according to BAL Complete in two volumes. 312,4 + 322,[12],2 pp. (collated and complete), illus. w/ title-page vignettes and 3 plates per volume. Occasional foxing but overall remarkably clean throughout. Previous owner's book plate on the front free end paper of each volume. Each volume states Ten Thousandth. According to BAL, volumes stamped in such a way are likely the second printing, not as is sometimes supposed, the third printing. "In the emotion-charged atmosphere of mid-nineteenth century America Uncle Tom's Cabin exploded like a bombshell. To those engaged in fighting slavery it appeared as an indictment of all the evils inherent in the system they opposed; to the pro-slavery forces it was a slanderous attack on 'the Southern way of life.' The social impact of [the novel] on the United States was greater than that of any book before or since." When Abraham Lincoln met its author at the White House in 1862, he is said to have exclaimed, "So this is the little lady who made this big war?" This first printing of five thousand copies was exhausted in a few days, and the book eventually sold more copies in the 19th century than another book except the Bible. Perhaps the most influential work of American literature and a cornerstone of 19th century literature. The initial printing sold out immediately upon publication and the book went through continual reissue for years after its introduction. Nicely illustrated editions bound and decorated as with this copy have become increasingly difficult to find. For Harriet Beecher Stowe, the battle against slavery was a God-ordained crusade to cleanse the United States of an evil affront to humanity. In the emotion charged atmosphere of mid-19th century America this novel exploded like an atomic bomb. For those opposed to slavery it was a testament to all that was wrong in an evil system. To the pro-slavery forces it was considered a slanderous attack on an established way of life. In either case, the impact of UNCLE TOM¿S CABIN on the society of the United States of America was probably greater than any book published before or since. PMM Stowe presented her story in the style of popular works of the era [melodramatically]--and with religious undertones, but the themes of the novel--the breaking up of families, violence, the naive idea of a return to Africa, and the question of slaves agency in this oppression--are historically significant. Stowe had not only witnessed incidents like the ones described in her novel, but had long been concerned about slavery, having read the autobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Louis Clark, as well as the abolitionist tracts of L.M. Child and Theodore Weld, and in 1850, when the Fugitive Slave Act was passed, she began writing Uncle Tom¿s Cabin. [The Fem GT Lit in Eng] The Fugitive Slave Act, in combination with her book, were arguably the catalysts for the Civil War, as even Lincoln implied upon meeting Stowe. All in all, a beautiful set of this classic of American literature. Photos available upon request.
Seller: A Turn of the Page Books, Fishers, IN, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin Day of Publication. John P. Jewett & Company, Boston, 1852.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printings of both volumes with no later printings present on the title pages, and with Hobart & Robbins present on the copyright pages. These volumes measure approximately 7.75" x 5", with 312 and 322 numbered pages respectively. The books are in good antiquarian condition. Wear and soiling to the covers and spines, with moisture stains to the spine of Volume I. Previous owner's inscriptions on front endpapers. Minor scattered foxing throughout the textblocks. A married set, but both in the original brown cloth binding and in similar condition. Volume II is an historic, and possibly unique copy as it is dated and inscribed on the publication date of the book, March 20th 1852. This is obviously the earliest dated inscription possible for Uncle Tom's Cabin, and makes this copy particularly desirable. Three signatures that were previously missing were replaced from another copy of the same publication, making the text complete. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(G12-13).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$4499.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing. Hobart & Robbins at the foot of the copyright page of each volume and no additional printings designated. First issue points such as "spilt" in Vol. 1, p. 42, line 1 and "cathecism" in Volume II, P. 74, line 5. Expertly and gorgeously rebound in full new leather. The bindings are fine; the internals have some staining and some foxing and are Good. Printing and the Mind of Man 332: "In the emotion-charged atmosphere of mid-nineteenth-century America "Uncle Tom's Cabin" exploded like a bombshell. To those engaged in fighting slavery it appeared as an indictment of all the evils inherent in the system they opposed." The "social impact of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on the United States was greater than that of any book before or since."
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$4850.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 312pp+322pp with 6 illustrated plates. Octavos hardbound. Brown cloth with gilt ornamentation on front board and at spine ends, which we presume took on a bit of light restoration with a previous owner. Slight lean to volume two. Boards faded and lightly worn at corners. Light pencil notes front and rear pastedowns and endpapers of volume one. Foxing throughout. Beautiful first printing, first edition, two volume set of Uncle Tom's Cabin. This is confirmed by "Hobart and Robbins, Stereotypers" printed on title page. Title page is also not marked as "ten thousandth" or above as a notation of later printings of first editions. Other notable distinctions of this first printing, first edition include "spilt" instead of "spiled" on page 42 of the first volume, "cathecism" instead of "catechism" on page 74 of the second volume, and no attribution to Billings for the engravings.
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$4950.00 + shipping
Description: 2 volumes. First edition. Later Issue, in the Rare Special Presentation Binding, elaborately gilt decorated and gilt edged, first edition of the text with later points. Copyright statement of Geo. C. Rand & Co. Illustrated with original engravings. 8vo, publisher's original purple-brown cloth, with full gilt decorated spines and extra gilt fully decorated covers for this noted limited gift binding, all edges gilt, the best of the publisher's special bindings. [i]-x, [13]-312, [2-blank]; [2, blank], [i]-iv, [5]-322, [2, blank], [12 publisher's ads], [2, blank] pp. collated complete, six engraved illustrations. A very pleasing and handsome copy of this very scarce issue. The books present very well with only just a bit of the inevitable rubbing to the head of the spine panels, a beautifully preserved copy, with only light mellowing to the cloth, the original yellow endleaves remain in a fine state of preservation, the hinges are tight and strong, the text-blocks also in very pleasing condition with only rare instances of the normally confronted spotting. RARE FIRST EDITION, LATER ISSUE IN THE RARE GIFT BINDING RICHLY DECORATED IN GILT, Arguably, the most influential work of American literature and unquestionably a milestone of 19th century world literature. The initial printing sold out immediately upon publication and the book went through continual reissues for years after its introduction. Nice copies of the first edition as with this copy have become increasingly difficult to find. The book is especially scarce in the deluxe presentation binding. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN IS THE ONLY AMERICAN NOVEL TO BE INCLUDED IN PMM. "In the emotion-charged atmosphere of nineteenth-century America, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN EXPLODED LIKE A BOMBSHELL.THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF UNCLE TOM'S CABIN on the United States was greater than that of any book before or since." PMM For Harriet Beecher Stowe, the battle against slavery was a God-ordained crusade to cleanse the United States of an evil affront to humanity. In the emotion charged atmosphere of mid-19th century America this novel exploded like an atomic bomb. For those opposed to slavery it was a testament to all that was wrong in an evil system. To the pro-slavery forces it was considered a slanderous attack on an established way of life. In either case, the impact of UNCLE TOMS CABIN on the society of the United States of America was probably greater than any book published before or since. PMM Stowe presented her story in the style of popular works of the era [melodramatically]--and with religious undertones, but the themes of the novel--the breaking up of families, violence, the naive idea of a return to Africa, and the question of slaves agency in this oppression--are historically significant. Stowe had not only witnessed incidents like the ones described in her novel, but "had long been concerned about slavery, having read the autobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Louis Clark, as well as the abolitionist tracts of L.M. Child and Theodore Weld, and in 1850, when the Fugitive Slave Act was passed, she began writing Uncle Toms Cabin." [The Fem GT Lit in Eng] The Fugitive Slave Act, in combination with her book, were arguably the catalysts for the Civil War, as even Lincoln implied upon meeting Stowe. The initial printing sold out immediately. Of the roughly 5000 copies of the first issue printed, 3000 are believed to have sold on the very first day. An amazing and unmatched achievement in 19th century book selling. Reissues appeared immediately, eight steam-powered presses were dedicated to this title by the publisher and yet they still failed to keep up with demand. By the end of the year over 300,000 copies were sold. Thus, true first issues are understandably very hard to come by. In fact, all of the early issues are very difficult to find in good condition. This was one of the most read, passed along, reread and passed along again books in history, certainly in American literature few other titles even come close. It is said that for writing this extraordinary bestseller Ms. Stowe was paid only $300. For her the battle against slavery was a God-ordained crusade to cleanse the United States of an Evil affront to Humanity. In the emotion charged atmosphere of 19th century America this novel exploded like an atomic bomb. For those opposed to slavery it was a testament to all that was wrong in an evil system. To the pro-slavery forces it was considered a slanderous attack on an established way of life. In either case, the impact of UNCLE TOMS CABIN on the society of the United States of America was probably greater than any book published before or since.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin. John P. Jewett & Company, Boston, 1852.
Price: US$5800.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Two volumes. First edition, first printing; Hobart and Robbins listed on both copyright pages, title pages lack printing statement as called for. Bound in publisher's original cloth stamped in gilt and decorated in blind; rebacked with cloth relaid. Good with light lean to bindings. Pages toned, with reading creases, foxing and age-spotting throughout. BAL 19343.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue of Stowe's classic American novel, widely considered the book that precipitated the American Civil War. Octavo, two volumes in the original publisher's cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles and vignettes to the front panels, illustrated with title vignettes and six wood-engravings. BAL's binding B (no priority). Portrait of Stowe tipped in opposite the title page of volume I. In very good condition. âIn the emotion-charged atmosphere of mid-19th century America Uncle Tomâs Cabin exploded like a bombshell. To those engaged in fighting slavery it appeared as an indictment of all the evils inherent in the system they opposed; to the pro-slavery forces it was a slanderous attack on âthe Southern way of lifeâ⦠the social impact of [the novel] on the United States was greater than that of any book before or sinceâ (PMM 332). âWithin a decade after its publication Uncle Tomâs Cabin had become the most popular novel ever written by an American⦠there is substantial evidence that the book precipitated the American Civil Warâ (Downs, Books That Changed America, 108).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$8000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue, with "spilt" (rather than "spiled") in Volume I, 42, line 1; "cathecism" (rather than "catechism") in volume II, 74, line 5; and all other first issue points of the author's classic work. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in contemporary three quarters leather over cloth, gilt titles to the spine, volume with title vignettes and six wood-engravings. In very good condition with light wear and toning. A nice example, scarce and desirable in contemporary binding. âIn the emotion-charged atmosphere of mid-19th century America Uncle Tomâs Cabin exploded like a bombshell. To those engaged in fighting slavery it appeared as an indictment of all the evils inherent in the system they opposed; to the pro-slavery forces it was a slanderous attack on âthe Southern way of lifeâ⦠the social impact of [the novel] on the United States was greater than that of any book before or sinceâ (PMM 332). âWithin a decade after its publication Uncle Tomâs Cabin had become the most popular novel ever written by an American⦠there is substantial evidence that the book precipitated the American Civil Warâ (Downs, Books That Changed America, 108).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$8918.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Harriet Beecher Stowe: 'Uncle Tom's Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly', Boston & Cleveland, John P. Jewett, 1852, 1st edition, 1st state, 2 volumes, Hobart & Robbins stated on both copyright pages, engraved vignette title pages + 6 engraved plates as called for (3 in each volume), 312; 320pp, original publisher's blindstamped pictorial cloth gilt. Minor rubbing to spine ends, mild and light markings to covers, but overall a very square clean and bright set.
Seller: Finecopy, Westbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. , 1852.
Price: US$10450.00 + shipping
Description: STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. Two vols. Orig. cloth. Boston: John P. Jewett and Co., 1852. First edition, first issue, with the Hobart and Robbins slug on the verso of each title page. BAL 19343. A very good set; spines expertly repaired. A very good set in a morocco-backed cloth slipcase.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$11000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, volume with title vignettes and six wood-engravings. In very good condition. With a rare carte-de-visite and note card signed "truly yours HB Stowe." Comes with a first edition of Stowe's A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin, published in 1853. Housed in a custom case. âIn the emotion-charged atmosphere of mid-19th century America Uncle Tomâs Cabin exploded like a bombshell. To those engaged in fighting slavery it appeared as an indictment of all the evils inherent in the system they opposed; to the pro-slavery forces it was a slanderous attack on âthe Southern way of lifeâ⦠the social impact of [the novel] on the United States was greater than that of any book before or sinceâ (PMM 332). âWithin a decade after its publication Uncle Tomâs Cabin had become the most popular novel ever written by an American⦠there is substantial evidence that the book precipitated the American Civil Warâ (Downs, Books That Changed America, 108).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin. John P. Jewett & Company, 1852.
Price: US$11000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with no other printings designated on the title page of either volume. Both books of this 2 volume set are the TRUE FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST Printings bound with the copyright page statement "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851 by Harriet Beecher Stowe" and "Stereotyped by Hobart & Robbins" on the bottom of that page. The books are bound in the original brown binding with some rebacking to the spines. The boards are crisp with light wear to the spine ends. The pages are exceptionally clean, with no writing, marks of bookplates in the book. A lovelyy housed in a custom slipcase for preservation.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$11500.00 + shipping
Description: A lovely copy of one of the most influential books on 19th century America. Mrs. Stowe's book and its widespread readership in the North solidified abolition sentiment and hastened the oncoming Civil War. This first edition has a scarce prospectus of the writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe laid in, which she has inscribed and signed "From Harriet Beecher Stowe." The prospectus is in the original mailing envelope addressed in Mrs. Stowe's hand and postmarked Hartford, Conn. Also laid in is an early 20th century description of this item by bookseller Harry F. Marks, along with an unused book tag for Marks's shop at Rockefeller Center. Faint contemporaneous inscriptions on endpapers of both volumes. The two volumes are housed in a custom slipcase. BAL #19343 binding "B" (priority not established). Near Fine. Some fading and light wear to the original cloth bindings.
Seller: Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin. John P. Jewett & Company, Boston, 1852.
Price: US$15000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with NO other printings designated on the title page of either volume. Later editions will indicate Tenth Thousand, Twenty-Fifth Thousand, One hundred & fifth thousandth, etc. on the title page. This two volume set is still in the ORIGINAL cloth with professional restoration to the spine and panels. The bindings are tight, with NO cocking or tears to the cloth. The endpapers in volume 1 have discoloration and a few pages in Volume 2 has some stains. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in either volume. A wonderful set, and the TRUE FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST PRINTINGS of both books. We buy Stowe First Editions
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$15000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue. [iii]-x, [13]-312; 322pp. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with an autograph signature by Rev. Josiah Henson, Stowe's inspiration for Uncle Tom, in vol. 1, on The Christian Age letterhead and dated by the recipient 1876 and with an autograph letter, signed, by Stowe in vol. 2, to her publisher James Osgood. 2 vols. 12mo. With Rev. Henson's Autograph and Stowe A.L.s. tipped in. "In the emotion-charged atmosphere of mid-nineteenth-century America Uncle Tom's Cabin exploded like a bombshell. To those engaged in fighting slavery it appeared as an indictment of all the evils inherent in the system they opposed; to the pro-slavery forces it was a slanderous attack on 'the Southern way of life.' Whatever its weakness as a literary work -- structural looseness and excess of sentiment among them - the social impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin on the United States was greater than of any book before or since" (PMM). Published at the end of March 1852, 5000 copies of the first issue were published, with a second issue of an additional 5000 copies published on the first of April. By the middle of the month, both had been exhausted, with the publisher writing in the National Era: "Three paper mills are constantly at work, manufacturing the paper, and three power presses are working twenty-four hours per day, in printing it, and more than one hundred book-binders are incessantly plying their trade to bind them, and still it has been impossible, as yet, to supply the demand." By mid-October, 120,000 copies had been sold. The Stowe autograph letter, signed, inserted into this set is to her publisher James Osgood concerning an illustrated edition published by Houghton, Osgood, and Co. in 1878, reading in part: "Would it be any injury to delay the issuing of the book to the 13th of Jany - the reason is that Thursday I sail from Florida and should be out of the way of the noise of it. I am sick and tired of the fuss of the press that I want to escape it altogether. - There are three corrections that must be made in the plate proofs and I must trust you to see them done immediately .". Wright 2401; PMM 332; BAL 19343; Grolier American 61; Winship, "Uncle Tom's Cabin: History of the Book in the 19th-Century United States" presentation at the Uncle Tom's Cabin in the Web of Culture conference (June 2007) Modern full green morocco gilt, red morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Vol. 1 with original cloth gilt extra covers bound in [iii]-x, [13]-312; 322pp. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with an autograph signature by Rev. Josiah Henson, Stowe's inspiration for Uncle Tom, in vol. 1, on The Christian Age letterhead and dated by the recipient 1876 and with an autograph letter, signed, by Stowe in vol. 2, to her publisher James Osgood. 2 vols. 12mo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$20500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, rare FIRST STATE in its original two volumes of this landmark social masterpiece, beautifully preserved in its original state. Both volumes in splendid condition, truly very near fine; an exquisite set of a monumentally important politically relevant, social and literary achievement by the author whom Lincoln called, "the little lady who started the great war." The author was compelled to write this novel by the 1850 passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, in which "all good citizens" (Northern as well as Southern) were commanded to assist Federal agents in capturing runaway slaves and returning them to their masters. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN was first published serially in the abolitionist periodical National Era, from June 1851 to April 1852. The book itself, in two volumes, was published in March 1852, prior to the end of serialization, and quickly became an enormous success. Unusually, the pages of both volumes are practically devoid of foxing and generally remain beautifully fresh and white. All in all, a handsome, splendid exampleof this hugelyimportant work, made even more important as it is accompanied by a 3.5" x 2.0" card with an autograph quotation by the author. In her hand the quotation reads: "Trust in the Lord and do good," which she has signed "HB Stowe" and dated it "Aug. 3, 1886". Deservedly and brilliantly presented in an exquisite custom-made full Morocco clamshell case. .
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition of arguably the most influential novel in US history, in the scarce publisher's extra gilt binding. Well educated in a large, abolitionist family, Stowe was already involved in anti-slavery activities by her early 20s, including participation in the Underground Railroad. With the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, the "number of kidnappings and forcible re-enslavements of black people was growing almost daily" (Hedrick, 205), and Stowe chafed at the tepid response of those around her: "You don't know how my heart burns within me at the blindness and obtuseness of good people on so very simple a point of morality as this [.] I feel as if my heart would burn itself out in grief and shame that such things are" (1 Feb 1851 letter to Henry Ward Beecher, quoted in Hedrick, 204-5). Having already written a few well-received anti-slavery pieces for THE NATIONAL ERA, Stowe was inspired to compose an anti-slavery novel through the urging of her sister, who had told her "if I could use a pen as you can, I would write something that would make this whole nation feel what an accursed thing slavery is" (quoted in Hedrick, 207). The result turned Stowe into "the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war," as Abraham Lincoln allegedly quipped (alas, apocryphally). Already deeply versed in the literature of fugitive slave narratives and armed with decades of firsthand experience assisting those who self-emancipated, Stowe composed a narrative that owed much to the actual experiences and accounts of formerly enslaved people. In A KEY TO UNCLE TOM'S CABIN (1853), published after pro-slavery advocates argued that scenes in the novel didn't happen or were exceptions, Stowe painstakingly documented sources employed in her novel, including THE LIFE OF JOSIAH HENSON, FORMERLY A SLAVE (1849); and THE NARRATIVE OF PHEBE ANN JACOBS (1850). First serialized in 1851 in THE NATIONAL ERA, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN was published in book form in March 1852. The first edition of 5000 copies immediately sold out, as did a second printing. The publisher remarked that "three power presses are working twenty-four hours per day, in printing it, and more than one hundred book-binders are incessantly plying their trade to bind them, and still it has been impossible, as yet, to supply the demand" (THE NATIONAL ERA, 15 April 1852). It appeared in a number of different binding variants (wrappers at $1.00, regular cloth at $1.50, and extra gilt at $2.00). The typical cloth binding features substantially less gilt than this rarer deluxe version. A lovely copy of the most desirable state of this social reform classic. Two 12mo volumes, 7.5'' x 4.5'' each. Original blue pictorial cloth elaborately stamped in gilt to spine and boards (BAL binding C, no priority). All edges gilt, cream endpapers. Illustrated with six full-page plates (three in each volume). x, 13-312; IV, 5-322 pages (complete; see BAL 19343). Housed in custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Pencil owner name "O. Dickinson" dated May 1852 to front endpapers. Later portrait of Stowe tipped onto front pastedown of volume I. Minor expert restoration to head and tail of spines, which are a touch sunned; light rubbing to boards. Careful hinge repairs, infrequent soil and foxing, primarily to margins, far less than usual. Sturdy and appealing.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin. John P. Jewett & Company, Boston, 1852.
Price: US$32000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing; Hobart and Robbins listed on both copyright pages, title pages lack printing statement as called for. Two volumes, in rare publisher's original gift binding, blue cloth with extra gilt stamping and all edges gilt. Near Fine or better, with lean to bindings, light rubbing to corners and spine ends, gilt mostly sharp, former owner inscriptions to front free endpapers and sporadic foxing and browning to pages. An unusually fresh and unsophisticated set in the uncommon extra-gilt gift binding. BAL 19343C.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.