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Important Books / The Civil War
11:00 AM PT - Apr 9th, 2008

 

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Bloomsbury Auctions

 

6 West 48th Street

New York, NY 10036-1902
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Lot 9C save

Uncle Tom's Cabin 9-sheet poster

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STOWE, Harriet Beecher Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Cincinnati, New York & London: Strobridge Lith. Co., [n.d. but c.1890?]. Massive 9-sheet "barnside" chromolithographed poster, in 3 panels (2100 x 960 mm). Condition: in need of linen-backing and restoration, with numerous short tears and abrasions. A rare large-format advertising poster for a stage performance based on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, first published in 1852. Strobridge was the premier chromolithographer for theatrical posters at the end of the 19th century and pioneered these massive outdoor advertising pieces.

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