2 volumes, 8vo. Title-page vignettes, 6 engraved plates. (Some spotting as usual.) Original black cloth stamped in gilt and blind (vol. I discreetly recased, vol. II rebacked preserving original spine and with joints starting, some overall rubbing and wear); morocco-backed slipcase. Provenance: Alice A. Childs (signatures, March 20 1862, Boston and Dorchester MA). 

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, in BAL's binding B [no priority]. Stowe's abolitionist novel is credited with changing the attitudes of the American public towards slavery and Black Americans. BAL 19343; Grolier American 61.