Harriet Beecher Stowe — Uncle Tom&Apos;S Cabin

London, Blackie and Son Limited , 1908. Cloth. A bright copy of Harriet Beecher Stowe's profound anti-slavery novel, with a colour frontispiece illustration. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library. In the original cloth binding. With a colour frontispiece. At the time of its publication, this novel had a significant effect on attitudes towards slavery in the U.S. with it being the second best-selling book of the nineteenth century. A sentimental story following Uncle Tom, an African American slave, it first appeared as a forty-week serial in The National Era, an abolitionist periodical. Author Harriet Beecher Stowe emphasises the connections between moral authority and the power of Christian love and the horrors of slavery.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the extremities, heaviest to the spine head and tail. The odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .