{"product_id":"uncle-toms-cabin-a-tale-of-life-among-the-lowly-by-harriet-beecher-stowe-early-uk-ed","title":"Uncle Tom's Cabin; A Tale of Life Among the Lowly by Harriet Beecher Stowe — Early UK Ed.","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, George Routledge \u0026amp; Co., 1852.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. xiv, 480.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/b\u003eGood. Bound in half leather with marbled boards, this volume presents a tight and structurally sound binding, though the exterior shows moderate wear consistent with its age. The marbled paper boards are rubbed and scuffed, with surface wear exposing the underlying board in small areas, whilst the leather corners are softly bumped. The gilt-tooled leather spine retains a pleasing brightness, showing only mild rubbing to the extremities and raised bands. Internally, the text block is remarkably well-preserved. The hinges remain secure, and the pages, adorned with matching marbled edges, display only light, occasional age-toning and very minor spotting typical for mid-nineteenth-century paper stock. An altogether handsome, readable copy despite the exterior rubbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_ae4490752eb57e82-96\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note: \u003c\/b\u003eA highly significant early United Kingdom edition of Harriet Beecher Stowe's monumental abolitionist novel. \u003cspan class=\"citation-195 citation-end-195\"\u003eAs the work sparked a transatlantic sensation, this printing satiated the massive, immediate British demand following its original American release.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_ae4490752eb57e82-97\"\u003eThis particular issue is notable for its inclusion of a preface by the Right Hon. \u003cspan class=\"citation-194 citation-end-194\"\u003eThe Earl of Carlisle.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-193 citation-end-193\"\u003eThe Earl's endorsement was heavily marketed to lend British aristocratic prestige and an air of authenticity to the text, a unique selling point in the fiercely competitive publishing ecology that saw multiple houses rushing to pirate and print Stowe's work.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-192 citation-end-192\"\u003eBound in a handsome contemporary half leather, this volume stands as a tangible artifact of the nineteenth-century publishing boom and the rapid, international dissemination of one of history's most consequential works of fiction.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_ae4490752eb57e82-98\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-190\"\u003eA groundbreaking novel that profoundly altered the moral consciousness of the nineteenth century, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"105\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-190\"\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-190 citation-end-190\"\u003e intertwines the lives of its vividly drawn characters to expose the brutal realities of American slavery.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-189 citation-end-189\"\u003eAt the heart of the narrative is the saintly Uncle Tom, whose unwavering faith and humanity endure in stark defiance of the cruelty of his oppressors.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-188 citation-end-188\"\u003eStowe's impassioned storytelling galvanized the abolitionist movement, transcending mere fiction to become a vital social document that ignited public debate across the English-speaking world.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This early British edition captures the raw, immediate impact of a text that forever changed the course of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54230837035347,"sku":"4426","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_123739_5ca2aec2-6eaa-4a96-8e10-fec8971ed927.jpg?v=1783495371","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/uncle-toms-cabin-a-tale-of-life-among-the-lowly-by-harriet-beecher-stowe-early-uk-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}