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Sought-after first edition book: Uncle Tom's Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly, in two volumes. First edition, first printing (with “spilt” rather than “spiled” in Volume I, page 42, line 1; and “cathecism” rather than “catechism” in Volume II, page 74, line 5). Boston and Cleveland: John P. Jewett and Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, 1852. Hardcovers rebound in full brown morocco with gilt-stamped spines in six compartments, with original cloth bindings bound into rear, top edge gilt, 5 x 7.75, 322 and 312 pages. Complete with all six illustrated plates. Book condition: VG+/None, housed in a custom slipcase. A handsome example of Stowe's profoundly influential work, which exerted a significant effect on attitudes toward slavery in the decade leading up to the American Civil War.
