Beecher Stowe, Uncle Toms Cabin, 1stEd 1852 Compl. 2vol
Complete set of both volumes of the First Edition in scarce red-gold gift binding.
Early Printing of the First Edition in Publisher's Original Expensive Gift Binding. Only a very limited amount of copies was bound "by the special order" in such binding.
"Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly", by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published by John P. Jewett, 1852, set by Hobart & Robbins, printed by Geo. C. Rand, First Edition.
Both volumes are from the early June printing: 75th and 80th thousand.
Perhaps the most influential work of American literature and a cornerstone of 19th century literature.
An important work whose life began in the limited circulation periodical 'Washington National Era' weekly. Over the next ten months as reader after reader continued to pass their copies on to others it quickly became a national sensation.
US: Priority (c 2-6 days) ------- $28.00
World: Express (c. 5-10 days) --- $110.00
Condition Report: Decorative red hard boards, original pictorial gold stamped binding (a little wear: see scan), very good tight binding; 5" x 8", pencil-written name on the front endpapers ("Susan F. Peck"), 312 + 322 pages + 6 engraved plates + publisher's catalog at the end of the second volume, gold page edges; a little soiling, very good condition. Complete two volumes edition in rare gift binding. [oeed]
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Complete set of both volumes of the First Edition in scarce red-gold gift binding.
Early Printing of the First Edition in Publisher's Original Expensive Gift Binding. Only a very limited amount of copies was bound "by the special order" in such binding.
"Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly", by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published by John P. Jewett, 1852, set by Hobart & Robbins, printed by Geo. C. Rand, First Edition.
Both volumes are from the early June printing: 75th and 80th thousand.
Perhaps the most influential work of American literature and a cornerstone of 19th century literature.
An important work whose life began in the limited circulation periodical 'Washington National Era' weekly. Over the next ten months as reader after reader continued to pass their copies on to others it quickly became a national sensation.
US: Priority (c 2-6 days) ------- $28.00
World: Express (c. 5-10 days) --- $110.00
Condition Report: Decorative red hard boards, original pictorial gold stamped binding (a little wear: see scan), very good tight binding; 5" x 8", pencil-written name on the front endpapers ("Susan F. Peck"), 312 + 322 pages + 6 engraved plates + publisher's catalog at the end of the second volume, gold page edges; a little soiling, very good condition. Complete two volumes edition in rare gift binding. [oeed]
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