Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Fair condition; however the first 8 pages of the Introduction are missing, along with the Title Page. The cover is a really nice smooth-feeling green cloth with a flower design impressed in the cover that has ivory and maroon accents. The title is also pressed into the cover along with a border. The spine also has the title and colored flowers design impressed.
The top and bottom of the spine show much wear. There is some wear to the edges and corners. The end papers have a delicate green design with the Henry Altemus initials in the center. The front also has a previous owner's name in ink. And, there is another name in the back. Both front and back end paper hinges have a partial tear.
All of the pages of the story appear to be present, but page number 11/12 is mostly loose from the binding, has multiple taped spots, and has a large tear. The pages have some soiling and some pages show a water stain at the bottom. The text appears to be clean, but I may have missed an occasional mark. There are several black and white illustration plates (one-sided).
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Even though this book has some flaws; overall, it has a really nice "feel" in my hand.
Approx. size: 6.5" tall x 4.25" wide x 1.25" thick.634 pages with lists at back of other Henry Altemus' books.
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
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
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1554
- Title
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Author
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Format/Binding
- Coated cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- circa 1893-1900
- Pages
- 634
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- vintage, fiction, illustrations, suffering, misfortune, injustice, Uncle Tom
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction - Adult; Classic; Books - Vintage;
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