The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. 1st Ed., 1st Printing. New York, 1885
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. 1st Ed., 1st Printing with all points present. Poor to fair condition. The book has been rebacked. Considerable edge wear. Scuffs and scratching on the panels. Pen and pencil gift inscriptions on the blank leaf following the front free-endpaper. The four pages after the front free-endpaper are tape repaired around the edges, along with other text pages throughout the book. Pages show occasional defects such as soiling, chips, and other condition issues. Pages toned. Fairly loose binding.
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" follows the journey of a young boy named Huckleberry Finn as he travels down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave named Jim. Set in the antebellum South, the novel explores themes of freedom, morality, and the inherent corruption of society. Through Huck's adventures, Twain critiques the hypocrisy and injustices of slavery and racism while also painting a vivid picture of life on the river and the colorful characters that inhabit it. The novel is widely regarded as a masterpiece of American literature and continues to be widely read and studied today.
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" follows the journey of a young boy named Huckleberry Finn as he travels down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave named Jim. Set in the antebellum South, the novel explores themes of freedom, morality, and the inherent corruption of society. Through Huck's adventures, Twain critiques the hypocrisy and injustices of slavery and racism while also painting a vivid picture of life on the river and the colorful characters that inhabit it. The novel is widely regarded as a masterpiece of American literature and continues to be widely read and studied today.
Condition
Poor to fair condition. The book has been rebacked. Considerable edge wear. Scuffs and scratching on the panels. Pen and pencil gift inscriptions on the blank leaf following the front free-endpaper. The four pages after the front free-endpaper are tape repaired around the edges, along with other text pages throughout the book. Pages show occasional defects such as soiling, chips, and other condition issues. Pages toned. Fairly loose binding.
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8.625 x 1.25 x 7 in
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. 1st Ed., 1st Printing. New York, 1885
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