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[ABOLITION]. VALENTINE DUNDEE, J., eng. Uncle Tom\'s Cabin illustrated cover. London: Ackerman, 1853.
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold
$300
Timed Auction
American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Description
[ABOLITION]. VALENTINE DUNDEE, J., eng. Uncle Tom's Cabin illustrated cover. London: Ackerman, 1853.
3 3/4 x 2 in. engraved postal cover, unused. Publishing credit to Ackermann & Co., London; Oliphant & White, Glasgow; Johnstone & Hunter, Edinburgh; B. Theobald, London printed to right edge. Design and engraving credit to J. Valentine Dundee printed to left edge.
Scenes from the groundbreaking novel are featured throughout the cover's verso including a depiction of Tom being sold away from his children, overseers flogging Tom, Tom reading his Bible on a Mississippi River steamboat, Eliza escaping to the north, and others.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Ephemeral Americana and Historical Documents
Condition
Some light wrinkling to face, light wear and spotting to edges throughout. Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.
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