February Auction (Sale #263)
Lot 486:
Description
‘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
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
Height: 8.75 inches, Length: 6.00 inches, Width: 3.00 inches (largest)
Category: Collectibles > Books
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Approximate Sale Time: 3:17 pm CST
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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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