Beecher Stowe, Harriet.

“Uncle Tom’s Cabin – A Tale of Life among the Lowly – [c.1901 Edition] With Nineteen Illustrations” AND “The 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 – [c. 1853 Edition].

Two Volumes. London, Publisher: S.W.Partridge & Co. [for the red cloth edition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin] / Publisher: Clarke, Beeton and Co. [for the rare Volume of “The Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin], [1853-1901]. Octavo. Pagination: 1. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”: Frontispiece, VIII, 416 pages plus Catalogue of books by Partridge to the rear / 2. “The Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin”: Pastedown and endpaper with Ephemeral sticker about “The American Slave Code”, VIII, 504 pages. With Tables and Facsimile Letter of Slave Thomas Duckey to Mr.Bigelow. Hardcover / Original Publisher’s cloth. Condition of the Volume “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”: Excellent condition with only minor signs of foxing. The binding in unusually firm and beautiful condition. With a School-Prize-Sticker to the pastedown by the “School Board for London (Addington-Street School) – Awarded for Punctual and Regular Attendance during the Year 1901. / Condition of the Volume “The Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Binding broken with fron board detached. Bookblock in excellent and firm condition.

Wonderful set of two rare publications on the most important publication on Slavery due to its groundbreaking touching on the subject of Slavery, and even more importantly by a woman in mid-19th-century America.

While the very beautiful “Uncle Tom” – Edition from 1901 is striking in its preserved state, it is the Key-Volume which makes this set so special.

″The Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is touching on the following subjects and includes for example these chapters:

- What is Slavery ?
- Select Incidents of Lawful Trade
- The Quakers
- Souther v. Commonwealth – The Ne Plus Ultra of Legal Humanity
- Protective Statutes
- Protective Acts of South Carolina and Louisiana
- The Iron Collar of Louisiana and North Carolina
- Protective Acts with regard to Food and Raiment
- The Execution of Justice
- Principles established – State v. Legree – A Case not in the Books
- The Triumph of Justice over Law
- The Hebrew Slave-Law compared with the American Slave-Law
- Slavery is Despotism
- Does Public Opinion protect the Slave ?

• Keywords: American History – Rare · American Literature – Rare · American Literature of the 19th century · Catalogue No.19 – American History and Politics · Slave Narrative · Slave trade · Slavery · Slavery in the United States
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 32552AB

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