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Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Used
- Very Good
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1886. New Edition. Very Good. Signed by Harriet Beecher Stowe on the front free endpaper and inscribed "To the Good Will Club with the best wishes of H. B. Stowe April 16 1886." The Goodwill Club of Hartford, Connecticut was the very first Boys & Girls Club in America, founded in 1860. Bound in publisher's russet cloth stamped in black and gilt. New edition. Very Good. Cloth lightly soiled and worn. Good Will Club rubber stamp and inked number to front paste down and ink to top margin of introduction. The gutter at the front free endsheet has been repaired. Hinge at rear also repaired, pages toned, light edge wear to several leaves and several hinges slightly exposed. A signed copy of the Connecticut author's famous novelistic expose of the evils of slavery.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945060
- Title
- Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly
- Author
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- abolitionism, goodwill club, good will club, Connecticut, signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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"...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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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