Best of the West Antique & Native American Auction: November 12th, 2022
Sat, Nov 12, 2022 11:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 421
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" Rare One Volume 1863
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
Featured in this lot is an extremely rare second printing of, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ticknor and Fields., 1863. Originally published in two separate volumes, this "gift" edition published both volumes in one binding, and only 516 copies were printed that year! With gilt page edges and spine, this edition has a personalized inscription date of 1854. Originally published by John P. Jewett & Co., when financial disaster loomed large for Jewett, Beecher reached out to Ticknor and Fields requesting they buy the stereotype plates at an assets auction. Because Ticknor and Fields was equated with quality literature, Stowe became part of the prestigious list which included Longfellow, Hawthorne, and Emerson, among others. An anti-slavery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin; Or Life Among the Lowly" had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the US and is said to have helped lay the groundwork for the US Civil War.
This book is in amazingly good condition, the gold gilt debossed cover is tight with very slight scuffing noted, intact pages have age tanning and foxing is also noted. Measures 5"W x 7.75"L x 1.5"D
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