Sunday, February 23, 2020
February Auction | LOT #486 - “Life on the Mississippi” and “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Books
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LOT #486
"Life on the Mississippi" and "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Books
Two hard cover books including “Life on the Mississippi” by Mark Twain, James R. Osgood, Boston, 1883, first edition, second issue and “Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Life Among the Lowly”, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, illustrated UK edition, London, H.G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden 1852; both having recent half leather bindings
Estimate: $100 - $150
Hammer Price: $100
Dimensions: Height: 8 3/4 inches, Width: 3 inches, Length: 6 inches (largest)
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with age and normal use; both books having pencil annotations on front pages, light page yellowing and light foxing; "Uncle Tom's Cabin" having warped front cover; "Life on the Mississippi" having nicks with leather / fabric loss to edges and corners of hard cover / back
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