A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin; Presenting the Original Facts and Documents upon which the Story Is Founded. Together with Corroborative Statements Verifying the Truth of the Work
London: Thomas Bosworth (but Routledge is the name at base of backstrip), 1853. 1st English ed. Hardcover. frontis, 595p. plus (4)p. publisher's adverts. Original red cloth. 18cm. Backstrip faded. Cover corners and ends of backstrip rubbed. Gift inscription (initials only) at head of first "Contents" page. Modern booksellers label ("Berkelouw Brothers , Sydney") on lower corner of front pastedown. Scattered minor foxing. Stowe wrote this book to offer documentary proof that cruelties and injustices portrayed in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" were representative of the horrors inflicted every day on slaves in the South, and not merely the fantastic inventions of a Northern abolitionist. Very Good. Item #90395
Price: $175.00