Stowe,UNCLE TOMS CABIN,COMPLETE 2vol.1852,1stEd.ILL. Start Price USD 2,900.00 Current Price USD 2,900.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 21, 2008 Location VA See more about 'Stowe,UNCLE TOMS CABIN,COMPLETE 2vol.1852,1stEd.ILL.' Description Payment | Shipping | Policies & add. Information Stowe,UNCLE TOM'S CABIN,COMPLETE 2vol.1852,1stEd.ILL. Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  EARLY PRINTING (APRIL 1852 !!!) OF TRUE FIRST EDITION IN PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL EXPENSIVE "GIFT BINDING".  ONLY A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF COPIES WAS BOUND "BY THE SPECIAL ORDER" IN SUCH BINDING.  VERY RARE EARLY PRINTING.UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; or LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published by John P. Jewett, 1852, set by Hobart & Robbins, printed by Geo. C. Rand. Both volumes are from the early printing: 20th and 25th thousand' (April printings).Decorative hard boards, original pictorial gold stamped binding (some wear, spines show some damages and repairs: see scan), very good tight binding; 5" x 8", gold and green decorated endpapers (small creases between ep & spine, a little soiling & wear), 312 + 322 pages + 6 plates with engravings, gold page edges; a little soiling, a few small edge creases.  Very good condition. Complete two volumes edition in rare gift binding. Only a very small amount of copies of this first edition was offered by the Publisher in expensive: "GIFT BINDING". EXTREMELY SCARCE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S FINE - BLACK BINDING WITH FRONT AND BACK BOARDS STAMPED IN GOLD. The first printing was issued in March and consisted of The 5,000 copies. The 3000 copies were sold on the first day of issue, the complete printing was reportedly sold out in a few days. The second printing of 5000 sold out by the end of March. On May 15, 1852 fifty-thousand copies of the first edition were sold. Before the summer was out sales had topped the hundred thousand mark. Until the end of the year 300,000 copies were sold. An important work whose life began in the limited circulation periodical 'Washington National Era' weekly. Over the next ten months as reader after reader continued to pass their copies on to others it quickly became a national sensation.Perhaps the most influential work of American literature and a cornerstone of 19th century literature. The initial printing sold out immediately upon publication and the book went through continual reissue for years after its introduction. Nicely illustrated editions bound and decorated as with this copy have become increasingly difficult to find. For Harriet Beecher Stowe, the battle against slavery was a God-ordained crusade to cleanse the United States of an evil affront to humanity. In the emotion charged atmosphere of mid-19th century America this novel exploded like an atomic bomb. For those opposed to slavery it was a testament to all that was wrong in an evil system. To the pro-slavery forces it was considered a slanderous attack on an established way of life. In either case, the impact of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN on the society of the United States of America was probably greater than any book published before or since. Stowe presented her story in the style of popular works of the era [melodramatically]--and with religious undertones, but the themes of the novel--the breaking up of families, violence, the naive idea of a return to Africa, and the question of slaves' agency in this oppression--are historically significant. Stowe had not only witnessed incidents like the ones described in her novel, but "had long been concerned about slavery, having read the autobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Louis Clark, as well as the abolitionist tracts of L.M. Child and Theodore Weld, and in 1850, when the Fugitive Slave Act was passed, she began writing Uncle Tom's Cabin." [The Fem GT Lit in Eng]. The Fugitive Slave Act, in combination with her book, were arguably the catalysts for the Civil War, as even Lincoln implied upon meeting Stowe. The initial printing sold out immediately, of the roughly 5000 copies of the first issue printed, 3000 are believed to have sold on the very first day. An amazing and unmatched achievement in 19th century book selling. Reissues appeared immediately, eight steam-powered presses were dedicated to this title by the publisher and yet they still failed to keep up with demand. By the end of the year over 300,000 copies were sold. Thus, true first issues are understandably very hard to come by. In fact, all of the early issues are very difficult to find in good condition. This was one of the most read, pasted along, reread and passed along again books in history, certainly in American literature few other titles even come close. It is said that for writing this extraordinary bestseller Ms. Stowe was paid only $300. For her the battle against slavery was a God-ordained crusade to cleanse the United States of an Evil affront to Humanity. The pages are printed on heavy high quality paper, with minor foxing, nice and clean copies. This two volume edition will make a nice addition to any comprehensive collection of 19th Century literature. 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