Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom&Apos;S Cabin

London, Bliss, Sands and Foster, 1894. Cloth. An early edition of this classic anti-slavery novel with a frontispiece illustration by George Cruikshank. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly' is an anti-slavery novel first published in 1852, which is claimed to have laid the groundwork for the Civil War. It had enormous repercussions upon attitudes towards African Americans and slavery. It is a sentimental novel with Uncle Tom, an African American slave, at its centre. It was an instant best-seller, becoming the second best-selling book of the nineteenth century behind only the Bible. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811001896) was an abolitionist from a reputable religions family; she wrote some thirty works, and was influential in her public debates on social dilemmas.With a frontispiece by prolific and celebrated illustrator George Cruikshank. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, spine a touch discoloured with bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound, pages are generally bright and clean if a touch age-toned, spotting prominent opposing the frontispiece. A book-worm has caused some very minor damage to the endpapers and frontispiece, not affecting the illustration. Very Good . Ill.: George Cruikshank. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 756R48

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: harriet beecher stowe uncle tom's cabin abolitionism anti-slavery uncle tom's cabin George Cruikshank

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom&Apos;S Cabin. A Tale of Life Among the Lowly

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1886. Cloth. An early edition of the influential anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. An early edition of American author Harriet Beecher Stowe"s influential novel, said to have laid the groundwork for the Civil War. As an abolitionist, Stowe wrote the novel to depict the reality of slavery. It had a profound impact on attitudes towards African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. "Uncle Tom"s Cabin" was the second best-selling book of the 19th century, following the Bible.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and four plates. Collated, complete.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. In the publisher"s original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Very light marking to the boards. Some very light edgewear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Some very minor marking to the pastedowns and endpapers. Internally, pages are generally firmly bound with some very light loosening between pages 221 – 236. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 811C21

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: Harriet Beecher Stowe American History Anti-slavery Novel American History Not Stated

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom&Apos;S Cabin

Boston, John P Jewett and Company , 1852. First edition. Leather. A first edition, early printing of Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel. Originally published in two volumes, this is a one volume edition printed the same year as the first edition. To the title page is stated '153,000-306,000' volumes. This single volume edition is uncommon, particularly with the Boston imprint.Former owner's inscriptions to the verso of front endpaper, 'Juan Domingo Arrate' Their inscription to the title page also.  Chilean bookbinder's label to the front pastedown, Andres G Stenwall of Valparaiso Chile. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' is believed to have played a large part in laying the groundwork for the American Civil War. It was the best-selling novel of the nineteenth century after the Bible and is credited with helping the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. Due to the demand for printing this work there were eight power presses running incessantly. A scarce edition of this important work. In a contemporary half morocco binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 778L31

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: Cabin Chilean Binding Beecher Stowe Chilean Binding None

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom&Apos;S Cabin: A Tale of Life Among the Lowly

London, Ingram, Cooke, & Co. 1852. Cloth. A smart copy of the illustrated second UK edition of Harriet Beecher Stowe's important work of mid nineteenth century American Literarture. The second UK edition of Harriet Beecher Stowe's important novel, published in the same year as the two volume first edition, and here in the original cloth.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and six further plates. Collated, complete.'Uncle Tom's Cabin' is one of the most important novels published in American history, a monumental anti-slavery work that had a profound effect to attitudes towards African Americans, and has been said to have helped lay the groundwork for the American Civil War.With seven pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear, and inscriptions to front free endpaper and front pastedown.This was the second best selling novel of the 19th century, second only to the Bible, and remains a landmark of protest literature. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Front and rear hinge starting, with boards holding firm. Inscription to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting and handling marks throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 826F24

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: Uncle Tom's Cabin american literature slavery Harriet Beecher Stowe american literature Not Stated

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom&Apos;S Cabin: A Picture of Slave Life in America

Edinburgh, W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, c1895. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this anti-slavery novel from American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, with a colour frontispiece. With a colour frontispiece. A Kentucky farmer, Arthur Shelby faces the loss of his farm due to debts. Even though he and his wife Emily Shelby believe that they have a benevolent relationship with their slaves, Shelby decides to raise the needed funds by selling two of them - Uncle Tom, a middle-aged man with a wife and children, and Harry, the son of Emily Shelby's maid Eliza. This novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the [American] Civil War". Written by Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe, an American author and abolitionist. Bound in full green calf. Externally, very smart with fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 906T15

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: Uncle Tom's Cabin Cabin Slave America Cabin Uncle Tom None

Julian Sturgis

The Folly of Pen Harrington

Westminster, Archibald Constable and Co. 1897 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this novel by Julian Sturgis in Root signed leather binding. First edition of The Folly of Pen Harrington by Julian Sturgis in Root & Son signed half calf binding with cloth boards. A scarce edition with only ten held in libraries. Also published in the same year by D. Appleton & Co. in New York. Sturgis was a British-American novelist who spent his life in Britain as a novelist, poet, and footballer, being the first foreigner to play in and win an FA Cup Final.Prior owner's book plate to the front pastedown. In Root & Son signed half calf binding and cloth boards. Externally, very smart. There is some minor rubbing to the extremities. Prior owner's book plate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot and light age toning. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 845W24

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: Julian Sturgis Folly of Pen Harrington Root Leather Folly of Pen Harrington First edition None

Julian Sturgis

A Master of Fortune

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1896. First edition. Leather. An early edition of this novel by Julian Sturgis signed, inscribed and dated by the author. Early edition of A Master of Fortune by Julian Sturgis in Root & Son signed half calf binding. Signed, inscribed and dated 1896 to the first free endpaper by the author. Published as part of the Zeit-Geist Library. Undated, dated through Jisc and the copy held by the British Library. Prior owner's book plate to the front pastedown. In Root signed half calf binding and cloth boards. Externally, very smart. There is some minor rubbing to the extremities. Prior owner's book plate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some light age toning. Near Fine . Ill.: Not stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 845W23

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: Julian Sturgis Signed Signed binding Leather Signed Illustrated Not stated

M. Imlay Taylor

The House of the Wizard

Chicago, A. C. McClurg and Company, 1899 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this novel by American author M. Imlay Taylor. First edition of The House of the Wizard by Mary Imlay Taylor in the original publisher's cloth binding. In green cloth with a pictorial front board and illustrations. A scarce edition of this novel by the turn of the century American female novelist. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 842W1

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: M. Imlay Taylor House of the Wizard First edition Scarce House of the Wizard Not stated

Arthur Train

Mortmain

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1918. Cloth. Bright copy of this novel by Arthur Train, a presentation copy from the author. Originally published in 1907, this novel is known as one of the earliest examples of alien hand syndrome genre and was adapted into a film of the same name in 1915, now lost. Written by Arthur Train, American lawyer and writer of legal thrillers, particularly known for his novels of courtroom intrigue.Author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to front free endpaper and dated 1922.Illustrated with full page plates in black and white. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, light marks to boards. Author's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 841A38

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: presentation copies arthur train illustrated arthur train Not Stated

Amelie Rives [Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy]

The Quick or the Dead a Study

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1888 . Cloth. An early edition of Princess Amalie Rives Troubetzkoy's highly controversial and enormously popular first novel. An early appearance in print of this hugely successful novel, which quickly sold over 300,000 copies. Published in the same year as the first edition.With a portrait frontispiece of the author.Rives's scandalous novel depicts a newly widowed woman struggling with her erotic passion for her late husband's cousin.With a preliminary advertisement for Lippincott's Monthly Magazine to the start of the work, discussing the popularity of this work in in the April 1888 issue, and advertising a forthcoming work from the same author.With twenty-four pages of advertisements to the rear.Includes an article titled 'Western Investments for Eastern Capital', a biographical piece on Amelie Rives, and 'Book Talk&apos. In the publisher's original quarter calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with small losses of paper to board perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned, otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 905F24

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: The Quick or the Dead? erotic literature Princess Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy Lippincott's Monthly Magazine erotic literature Not Stated

Jim Tully

The Bruiser

London, Michael Joseph, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition copy of Jim Tully's novel concerning boxing. The scarce first UK edition in the publisher's original cloth binding. Library label to the rear paste down. Jim Tully (1886-1947) was an American writer and pugilist, who is considered to be one of the founders of hard-boiled fiction. This is one of his critically and commercially successful novels concerning boxing, which draws on Tully's experiences of life on the road and the ring. The protagonist, Shane Rory, is a drifter who works his way up the heavyweight ranks. This volume is scarce in the first UK edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with a mark to the front board and darkening to the spine. Shelf wear to the extremities. Library label to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for spotting to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 877M4

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: Boxing Hard-boiled Jim Tully American literature Hard-boiled Not Stated

Mark Twain

The ã‚â£1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories

London, Chatto and Windus, 1893. Cloth. A first edition copy of this short story anthology by Mark Twain, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Presenting this anthology of short stories by noted American author, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or better known by his penname, Mark Twain.Including 'The £1,000,000 Bank Note', 'Mental Telegraphy', 'A Cure for the Blues', 'A Petition to the Queen of England', and more. Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American writer, humourist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the greatest humourist the United States has produced, and William Faulkner called him 'the father of American literature&apos. His most well-known works are 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer&apos. This work contains the ink signature of a previous owner to the front pastedown: 'J.L. Dells&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, some bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Slight sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Previous owner's ink signature to the front free-endpaper. Internally, hinges are strained but firm. Binding is tender in places, and slightly loose from page 65 to 80. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 789J43

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: original binding Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer £1,000,000 Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Samuel L Clemens Not Stated

Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

London, The Folio Society , 1994. Hardback. A lovely Folio Society illustrated edition of the classic American novel by Mark Twain. The second Folio Society edition of this work.In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with illustrated paper covered boards.With sixteen wood carved monochrome illustrations. One to the title page and fifteen throughout. Collated complete.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is regarded as among the Great American Novels, and was one of the first in major American literature to be written in vernacular or informal English.Narrated by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, it depicts boyhood and adventure whilst tackling some hard-hitting themes, such as attitudes towards race and freedom. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with illustrated paper covered boards. Externally, in lovely condition with minimal signs of shelf wear. Slipcase has slight sunning to the edges, but in very smart condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Harry Brockway. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 904Y27

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Illustrated Slipcase Mark Twain Harry Brockway

Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

London, Chatto & Windus, 1886. Cloth. A very scarce early edition copy of Mark Twain's popular work of fiction, following 'Tom Sawyer', bound in half crushed-morocco on marbled boards. 1886 New Edition. Rebound in half-crushed morocco on marbled boards. This is an early edition of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', the popular novel by Mark Twain which followed the success of 'The Adventure of Tom Sawyer&apos. First published in December 1884, this novel is considered one of the Great American Novels, and is known for its use of vernacular English. Contents include 'Civilising Huck' 'The Boys Escape Jim', and 'He Went for Judge Thatcher' as this novel follows the adventures of Huck Finn along the Mississippi River. Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), was an American writer, humorist, and lecturer. He is often referred to as the father of American literature. With an illustrated bookplate belonging to Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke. Herbert was a British politician and peer, whose father was a close ally and confidant of Florence Nightingale. Collated, complete.  Rebound in half-crushed morocco on marbled boards. Externally, sound. Rubbing to the extremities and to the spine, with loss particularly between the head of spine and the raised bands of front joint. Rear joint is starting from the bottom of spine. Marks and fading to boards. Hinges are starting but remain firm. Prior owner's illustrated bookplate to front paste down, which has resulted in off setting to front endpaper. A few marks with spotting to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Pages 39 to 42 have detached from binding and have edge wear. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 811D25

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain American Literature The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County None

Mark Twain

The American Claimant

London, Chatto & Windus, 1892 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Mark Twain's humorous novel about mistaken identities. The first UK edition of this work, published in the same year as the US first edition.This humorous novel about mistaken identities and multiple role switches is thought to be one of the first works written with the help of phonographic dictation. With a frontispiece and eighty-one illustrations by Dan Beard and Hal Hurst.With a thirty-two page publisher's catalogue to the rear, dated May 1982.With the bookplate of D.B. Anderson to the front pastedown.A wonderful first edition from the man William Faulkner termed 'the father of American literature&apos. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to back strip. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Lacking front free endpaper. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, but with first gathering working loose. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Dan Beard and Hal Hurst. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 877F39

Catalogus: American Literature

Trefwoorden: huckleberry finn tom sawyer american literature tom sawyer Dan Beard and Hal Hurst