"Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly." New Edition, with Illustrations, and a Bibliography of the Work By George Bullen together with an Introductory Account of the Work, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, with above one hundred illustrations by George Thomas and T. R. Macquoid, Engraved by William Thomas, published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, 1884, copyright 1851 and 1878 by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Hard boards, original green cloth [wear; spine damages and re-enforcement of spine ends: see photos]; 5.1/4" x 7.3/4"; endpapers are creased at the hinges, edge wear; faded gift inscription dated "Dec 23. 1884" on the first blank page, lxvii + 529 pages + 16 pages of publisher's ads, c.100++ illustrations, very little soiling, good / very good condition. See photos.

The illustrations were originally created in 1853 for one of the pirated British editions. Houghton and Mifflin reproduced them in their edition, first issued in 1879, without any credits and without mentioning the artist and engraver.

George Housman Thomas (1824-1868), was a British wood-engraver, illustrator and painter.

After an apprenticeship in London to a wood engraver, George Bonner, Thomas moved to Paris and began first as an engraver, then as a draughtsman on wood. In 1846, he went to the United States to illustrate a New York City paper, and remained there about two years. During this time he obtained a commission from the government of the United States to design banknotes. His health compelled him to return to Europe, and he went to Italy.

Thomas was present at the siege of Rome by the French in 1849, and sent sketches of the siege to the Illustrated London News. After spending two years in Italy he returned to England.

About 1850 he produced a set of woodcuts for Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. He also illustrated other books, including Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha, Foxe's Book of Martyrs, and Trollope's Last Chronicle of Barset.

Thomas exhibited his first picture, St. Anthony's Day at Rome, at the British Institution in 1851. Garibaldi at Rome, painted from sketches made in 1849, was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1854, and attracted much attention. His next picture was Ball at the Camp, Boulogne, 1856. Thomas obtained the patronage of Queen Victoria.

A collection of his works was exhibited in Bond Street in June 1869, and his sketches and studies were sold at Christie's in July 1872.

US: Priority (c.2-6 days) ----------- $12.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-7 weeks) ----- $32.50
World: Priority (c.2-10 weeks) ----- $45.50