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Nights With Uncle Remus – Joel Chandler Harris – 1883 | First Edition

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First edition of Joel Chandler Harris’s 1883 Uncle Remus sequel, featuring 22 illustrated Br’er Rabbit tales and Southern plantation folklore, bound in gilt cloth.

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Nights With Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation, by Joel Chandler Harris, was printed in Boston by James R. Osgood and Company in 1883. This first edition continues the storyteller’s earlier work through new tales centered around Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Fox, and other familiar characters. The book includes 22 plates and presents more of the dialect-heavy narration framed within Southern plantation settings. These stories became the foundation for later cultural reinterpretations, including the widely discussed Disney adaptation. This copy belongs to a significant phase of American publishing when oral traditions were first transferred into printed form.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Nights With Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation
  • Author(s): Joel Chandler Harris
  • Publisher: Boston, James R. Osgood and Company
  • Edition: First Edition, 1883
  • Format: Octavo (8vo), single volume
  • Binding: Gold cloth, illustrated cover with gilt titling
  • Size:  7.75 in x 5 in (19 cm x 12 cm)
  • Collation: [xxxvi], 416 pp
  • Illustrations: 22 unnumbered plates
  • Contents Include:
    • Preface and framing narrative
    • Series of animal tales told by Uncle Remus
    • Folklore tied to Southern cultural memory
  • Reference(s): BAL 7109

 

Condition:

Fair. The gold cloth binding is worn with rubbing and mild staining. Gilt titling remains legible. The text block is secure with pages showing edge wear. Illustrations are present but toned.

 

Why Collect This?

  • First edition of American folklore
  • Illustrations present in full
  • Includes cornerstone tales of Br’er Rabbit
  • Reflects historical vernacular storytelling
  • Valuable for collectors of American folklore and controversial cultural history

 

Item Number: #28834

Categories

Americana, American History

Children's

Literature

Authors

Joel Chandler Harris

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Good

Collation

Complete

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