CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne (“Mark Twain”) (1835-1910). The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Charles Webster, 1885.

Square 8vo (218 x 165 mm). Half-title, lithographic frontispiece by E.W. Kemble, photogravure frontispiece of the bust of Twain by Karl Gephardt, numerous illustrations. Original pictorial green cloth decorated in black and gilt (very slight wear to extremities); folding case by H and H Bindery. Provenance: William E. Gilman, Jr. (signature).

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, early issue, with the following issue points: p.[9] with "Huck Decides to Leave." listed as part of the heading for Chapter VI (changed from "Decided"); p.[13] with "Him and another Man" properly listed as at p.87; p.57 with "with the saw" in line 23 (corrected from "with the was"); the frontispiece with table cloth not visible; p.143: "Col." at upper corner of plate includes the "l;" p.155 with the final "5" of page number in a larger font [priority unknown]; p.161: signature mark "11" not present; and p.283 is conjugate with the title-page. BAL 3415.