Home > Back to Search Results >
Two advertisements for the sale of Uncle Tom's Cabin...
Two advertisements for the sale of Uncle Tom's Cabin...
Item # 705634
May 20, 1852
THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., May 20, 1852 The back page has not one, but two advertisements for the sale of: "Uncle Tom's Cabin". One ad begins: "A constant supply of this most interesting work will be kept for sale..." and the other begins: "Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Great Story, first published in the 'National Era' and now just issued in two handsome volumes..." with more. Also in this issue: ""The Compromise Agitation" "The Presidency" "California & Slavery" and more.
The "National Era" was the newspaper which introduced the famed "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to the world, being serialized in this newspaper before the published book was available.
Four pages, some perforation at the central fold, foxing at a few folds, good condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Category: Pre-Civil War