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STOWE, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896). Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Boston: John P. Jewett, 1852.
The first edition, first printing, the original wrappers, of Stowe’s passionate – and best-selling – anti-slavery novel. “Into 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 Uncle Tom's Cabin on the United States was greater than that of any book before or since” (PMM). Published on 20 March 1852, the first printing of 5000 copies sold out in a matter of days and the second printing by the end of the month. BAL 19342.
Two volumes, octavo (190 x 120mm). 3 plates in each volume (some browning throughout). Printed tan wrappers (some soiling and wear, spines nearly perished, both bindings split, vol. 1 rear cover with sewn repair; vol. 2 rear cover lacking); in a quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: George D. Simouse (his ownership inscriptions). Together with: A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Boston: John P. Jewett, 1853, and Notes On Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Rev. E.J. Stearns, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, 1853.
The first edition, first printing, the original wrappers, of Stowe’s passionate – and best-selling – anti-slavery novel. “Into 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 Uncle Tom's Cabin on the United States was greater than that of any book before or since” (PMM). Published on 20 March 1852, the first printing of 5000 copies sold out in a matter of days and the second printing by the end of the month. BAL 19342.
Two volumes, octavo (190 x 120mm). 3 plates in each volume (some browning throughout). Printed tan wrappers (some soiling and wear, spines nearly perished, both bindings split, vol. 1 rear cover with sewn repair; vol. 2 rear cover lacking); in a quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: George D. Simouse (his ownership inscriptions). Together with: A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Boston: John P. Jewett, 1853, and Notes On Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Rev. E.J. Stearns, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, 1853.