1885 Mark Twain 1st/1st ed Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Adventures CLASSIC
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1885 Mark Twain 1st/1st ed Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Adventures CLASSIC
“the most praised and most condemned 19th-century American work of fiction” - Legacies of Genius.
“All modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain. Its the best book weve had. All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing since.” – Earnest Hemingway
Mark Twains momentous book Huckleberry Finn has been the source of arguments, discussion, and controversy since it first appeared in 1885. It has been reprinted countless times and is still considered to be one of the most popular American novels, if not the most popular. This first American printing meets the first edition points according to the BAL (see below).
This example includes various edition points from the earliest of Huck Finn editions, according to BAL. EXTREMELY Rare and valuable!
Item number: #19703
Price: $1950
TWAIN, Mark.
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyers comrade); scene: the Mississippi Valley. Time: Forty to fifty years ago
New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1885. First edition. First printing
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
366
References: BAL 3415; Grolier 100 American, no. 87
First edition points according to BAL:
title leaf is conjugate, with the copyright notice dated 1884
frontispiece – portrait has imprint of Heliotype Printing Co and tablecloth visible
p. 9 – “Huck Decided” (later corrected to “Huck decides”)
p.13 – p. 88 illustration captioned “Him and Another man” - first state point (should be p.87)
p. 57, 11th line from bottom – “with the was”
p. 143 – “l” missing from “Col.”
p. 155 – final 5 shifted in pagination numbering
p. 161, no signature mark
p. 283 – a cancel; engraving redone fly on Silas Phelps pants a straight vertical line
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Green cloth
Size: ~8.75in X 7in (22.5cm x 18cm)
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19703
“the most praised and most condemned 19th-century American work of fiction” - Legacies of Genius.
“All modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain. Its the best book weve had. All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing since.” – Earnest Hemingway
Mark Twains momentous book Huckleberry Finn has been the source of arguments, discussion, and controversy since it first appeared in 1885. It has been reprinted countless times and is still considered to be one of the most popular American novels, if not the most popular. This first American printing meets the first edition points according to the BAL (see below).
This example includes various edition points from the earliest of Huck Finn editions, according to BAL. EXTREMELY Rare and valuable!
Item number: #19703
Price: $1950
TWAIN, Mark.
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyers comrade); scene: the Mississippi Valley. Time: Forty to fifty years ago
New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1885. First edition. First printing
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
366
References: BAL 3415; Grolier 100 American, no. 87
First edition points according to BAL:
title leaf is conjugate, with the copyright notice dated 1884
frontispiece – portrait has imprint of Heliotype Printing Co and tablecloth visible
p. 9 – “Huck Decided” (later corrected to “Huck decides”)
p.13 – p. 88 illustration captioned “Him and Another man” - first state point (should be p.87)
p. 57, 11th line from bottom – “with the was”
p. 143 – “l” missing from “Col.”
p. 155 – final 5 shifted in pagination numbering
p. 161, no signature mark
p. 283 – a cancel; engraving redone fly on Silas Phelps pants a straight vertical line
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Green cloth
Size: ~8.75in X 7in (22.5cm x 18cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
19703
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1885 Mark Twain 1st/1st ed Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Adventures CLASSIC
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