SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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ROSTAING, Jules.
Voyage dans Les Deux Ameriques ou Les Neveux de L'Oncle Tom.

A charming children's book that tackles the thorny issue of American slavery prior to the American Civil War. It recounts the travels through the Americas of Uncle Tom's nephew and niece. Well illustrated.

Published
Paris: Louis Janet, 1854.
References
Gumuchian 4987. See note after Sabin 92547. La littérature anti-esclavagiste" p. 267
Plates
12
Binding/Size
S=8vo
Value
0-5000
Published
Paris: Louis Janet, 1854.
Ref
266

[Voyage in the Two Americas or Uncle Tom's Nephews.] THE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN'S BOOKS EVER PUBLISHED, ONE OF THE FEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS PUBLISHED BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR THAT TOOK ON THE ISSUE OF AMERICAN SLAVERY. This harsh indictment of slavery recounts the voyage through North and South America undertaken by Uncle Tom's nephew and niece after their owner frees them. ILLUSTRATED WITH 12 STUNNING FULL-PAGE TINTED LITHOGRAPHS BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED BY HAND. The illustrations depict scenes from all over the Americas, from Canada to Mexico to Brazil to Chile. Each scene shows the native people, animals, and vegetation of the country in question. 4to. Bound in publisher's deluxe binding quarter morocco and pebbled cloth (the regular binding was full cloth). All edges gilt, light wear to extremities of binding. A little light foxing ELSE BRIGHT AND FINE WITH ALL PLATES EXTREMELY FRESH. An excellent copy of a very SCARCE and essential book. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. Ja resolu devant Dieu que je n'aurais plus d'esclaves... 2. Etats-Unis. La petite quarteronne entoura de ses caressants le cou de Mme Shelby. 3. Les Grands Lacs. Oscillant et leger comme une coquille de noix le canot suivait le fil capricieux de l'eau. 4. Canada. Devant la Hutte etait accroupi un Indien pressant gravement entre ses levres le bout d'un calumet. 5. Mexique. Tout a coup le cavalier frappe de sa cravache l'Indien qui ne bougea pas. 6. Guatemala. Un naturel vetu d'une chemise de feuilles etait occupe a tuer des poisons a coups de fleches. 7. Perou. L'Attention de la Dame etait captive par les grimaces d'un petit singe monte sur un pacifique Lama. 8. Chili. Les deux epoux proprietaries de la Posanda prenaient le frais sous des amandiers. 9. Buenos-Ayres. "L'une d'entre ells, faisait marche avec un negre vendeur de bĂȘtes mortes ou vives. 10. La Plata. Elle soulevait avec orgueil un petit Tigre de cette espece appelee par les habitans Gazouara. 11. Bresil. Quelle magnifique aubaine que cette double prise, pour le chasseur que l'on apercevait au loin. 12. Bords de L'Orenoque. Il se dirigeat vers un gros arbre entre duquel etait pose un nid d'une grandeur extraordinaire.