1852, First Edition, \"Uncle Tom\'s Cabin As It Is\" by W.L.G. Smith, Pro-Slavery
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1852, First Edition, \"Uncle Tom\'s Cabin As It Is\" by W.L.G. Smith, Pro-Slavery:
$510.00
I purchased this antique book at an sale in Ohio. It was written in opposition to the anti-slavery book, \"Uncle Tom\'s Cabin\". This book was written to tell the pro-salvery point of view. It has a copyright date of 1852 by W. L. G. Smith and was published by George H. Derby & Company, Buffalo, New York. It is a First Edition. This book measures about 7 3/4 inches tall by 5 1/2 inches wide and is 519 pages in length. It has advertisement for other Derby books at the begining and end of this book. This book is in good readable condition. It is complete. It is illustrated. The cover is clean with bold gold graphics. The cover shows wear on edges and corner tips. This book was missing its spine cover and had broken into two parts. It has been repaired with book tape on the spine. It is now secure. I included two photographs of the inside pages where the break took place and how the repair looks. The binding is now secure and I do not see any loose or missing pages. The pages are clean and flexible. The pages turn easily without sticking together. This book is 165 years old so it does show some wear here and there but it is a very nice readable book that would look great on display. I have included several photographs to help you see condition and content. This book is original and complete. It is a readable book that can be rebound if you do not like the book tape repair.Uncle Tom\'s Cabin As It Is is an example of the anti-Tom or pro-slavery plantation literature genre, novels that were produced following the publication of the bestselling Uncle Tom\'s Cabin by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe. Critics felt Stowe\'s work inaccurately depicted or otherwise exaggerated the evils of slaveholding. Smith\'s novel follows the general pattern of most anti-Tom novels: a story of loyal slaves convinced to leave their benign masters by abolitionists who did not really care about their welfare. Like several of the genre, Smith also references Uncle Tom\'s Cabin throughout, both in title and in plot. Other anti-Tom novels followed similar strategies, such as Uncle Robin, in His Cabin in Virginia, and Tom Without One in Boston (1853). Smith\'s novel features a dedication to the southern American statesman Henry Clay from Kentucky, as an advocate of the American Colonization Society, which promoted resettlement of free blacks from the United States to Africa. Clay had died earlier in 1852, the year the novel was published.Smith\'s novel begins on a plantation in Virginia, owned by the benevolent and kindly Mr. Erskine. Among his slaves is Uncle Tom (Smith\'s version of Stowe\'s character), who is convinced to run away by an abolitionist schoolteacher from the North. The teacher is portrayed as envious of the prosperity of Erskine and seeks to ruin him by convincing his slaves to desert the plantation. As Tom\'s journey continues, the man realizes that the abolitionists who are \"helping\" him wish to enslave him for their own ends. After being abused and mistreated in Buffalo, Illinois after attempting to return home, Tom finally ends up in Canada. Erskine is waiting there to \"rescue\" Tom from his freedom and to take him back to \"good old Virginia\".Domestic shipping is free. The shipping that I include is Media Mail and Economy. If you would like your item shipped another way let me know at checkout and the buyer will be responsible for the additional cost. Most of my items include tracking with the exception of items that require only a stamp and letter envelope (ie. post cards). I do not add tracking to these items unless they excege $25.00 in value. I do participate in the Global Shipping Program so International buyers are welcome. I try to communicate the condition of my items both verbably and through several photographs. It is impossible for me to be able to describe every aspect of an item this is why I offer a 14 day return policy on all items.
1852, First Edition, \"Uncle Tom\'s Cabin As It Is\" by W.L.G. Smith, Pro-Slavery:
$510.00