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Mark Twain. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade). London: Chatto & Windus, 1884....
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Description
An unusually bright copy of the true first edition of Huck Finn
Mark Twain. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom
Sawyer's Comrade). London: Chatto & Windus, 1884.8vo. Publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt and black. Printed pictorial endpapers. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece and in-text illustrations. Gatherings saddle-stitched with wire staples (BAL state B, no priority), 32-page catalogue of ads at rear dated "October, 1884," and partially uncut.
TRUE FIRST EDITION, just preceding the American edition.
Condition: Spine mildly sunned, minor staining, corners bumped, slight edgewear. Hinges starting, textblock over-opened. A few pencil notations throughout, scattered soiling.
References: BAL 3414. From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2024 June 27 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6295 (go to Auction Home page)
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