Uncle Tom?s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. This item is unavailable.Uncle Tom?s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly

Limited Edition, one of 1500 copies, this being No. 149. SIGNED on the colophon by Miguel Covarrubias who contributed 16 stunning lithographs to this edition. The Monthly Letter of the Limited Editions Club (Dec. 1937, No. 103, 4pp.) is folded and laid in. Half burgundy morocco over marble paper-covered boards. Titling stamped in gilt on spine. Textblock edges marbled. Mild sunning to spine, as is common with this book, with light wear to board edges and corners. Housed in the publisher?s slipcase with titling stamped in blue on the spine. Slipcase shows modest wear to spine and board edges, with areas of separation along the top panel. Lacking the lower panel. Better than Very Good in a Good slipcase. Miguel Covarrubias? (1904-1957) lithograph illustrations steal the show in this beautifully produced limited edition of Stowe?s anti-slavery novel! Covarrubias was an influential Mexican-born illustrator and caricaturist whose work was well-known for capturing the spirit and essence of the Harlem Renaissance. The laid-in letter provides additional public response to Covarrubias? work during the time: ?His gift for caricature has caused him to catch the essential qualities of the negroid face, the sloped dome of the head and the broad nose and the thick lip, so that the Negroes and non-Negroes (if we may refer to the yellow and ivory races in this negative manner) all feel delight in, and admiration for, the Covarrubias negro drawings.? LEC 97.…