Uncle Tom's Cabin First Edition
For a first edition, first printing of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (John P. Jewett, 1852), the first point to check: Title page: “BOSTON: JOHN P. JEWETT & COMPANY. CLEVELAND, OHIO: JEWETT, PROCTOR & WORTHINGTON. 1852.” with no edition-quantity line (such as “Tenth Thousand”) under “VOL. I” / “VOL. II”.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
✓ Title page: “BOSTON: JOHN P. JEWETT & COMPANY. CLEVELAND, OHIO: JEWETT, PROCTOR & WORTHINGTON. 1852.” with no edition-quantity line (such as “Tenth Thousand”) under “VOL. I” / “VOL. II”
✓ Copyright page: “Hobart & Robbins, New England Type and Stereotype Foundery, Boston” slug
✓ Format: two volumes, 1852, six full-page wood-engraved plates after Hammatt Billings
✓ Binding: publisher’s blind-stamped cloth, gilt cabin vignette on the front boards
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin is a first edition, first printing?
- ✓ Title page: “BOSTON: JOHN P. JEWETT & COMPANY. CLEVELAND, OHIO: JEWETT, PROCTOR & WORTHINGTON. 1852.” with no edition-quantity line (such as “Tenth Thousand”) under “VOL. I” / “VOL. II” ✓ Copyright page: “Hobart & Robbins, New England Type and Stereotype Foundery, Boston” slug ✓ Format: two volumes, 1852, six full-page wood-engraved plates after Hammatt Billings ✓ Binding: publisher’s blind-stamped cloth, gilt… The identification points above show each one.
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