Name/Title
Uncle Tom's CabinEntry/Object ID
2014.2.532Tags
Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023Description
iv, 244 pages ; 17 cm.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by , Harriet Beecher Sowe.
Does not include Stowe's preface.
Lucas Lexow, editor, of the Reader's Library series.
"Readers Library was one of the more successful reprint series of the 20th century. The British version of the series was notable for often lurid and tantalizing dust jackets wrapped around poorly bound books printed on cheap paper. Indeed, by far, the jackets are the only good thing about these books. In all cases, the artwork spans the front, spine, and rear of the jacket (something I’ve seen in few other). The series was published in England by the Readers Library Publishing Co. In the U.S. the series was printed and published by J.H. Sears Co. Sears books for the series were of even worse quality than the British versions and lacked the alluring jackets. Alas, the U.S. books were priced at a dime.
The library copy has have ecclesiastical, gothic endpapers. The spines of Readers Library books are often cracked or broken and pages are often loose. The paper itself has become very brittle with age. The gothic design continues on the title page and facing prospectus for the series." -- from a website:
seriesofseries.owu.edu/readers-library/Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Uncle Tom (Fictitious character) -- Fiction., Slavery -- United States -- Fiction., Fugitive slaves -- Southern States -- Fiction.Publication Details
Author
Stowe, Harriet BeecherPublisher
J. H. Sears & CompanyPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
New YorkCall No.
Rare Book PS 2954 .U5 1923