1884 THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN MARK TWAIN ORIGINAL SHEEPSKIN LEATHER 1 of 2,500 COPIES 174 E.W. KEMBLE ILLUSTRATIONS by Mark Twain, Samuel L. Clemens - 1884: buy it!
by Mark Twain, Samuel L. Clemens
1884 THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN MARK TWAIN ORIGINAL SHEEPSKIN LEATHER 1 of 2,500 COPIES 174 E.W. KEMBLE ILLUSTRATIONS: buy it!
by Mark Twain, Samuel L. Clemens
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THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
1884/85; Mark Twain; 1st Edition, Mixed Issue; New York, Charles L. Webster; Illustrated by E.W. Kemble; End page/Blank/Half Title, 366 Pages, 2 Blanks/End page; Publisher's Sheep Skin, Re-backed/Original Spine laid down; w6.7"xh8.8"; Very Rare!
ATTRIBUTES
ATTRIBUTES:
Original/Rare full sheepskin leather cover design, Original spine laid down, A Charming frontispiece & Author's Bust, 172 other great illustrations throughout, And a Legendary American Classic; Most issue points corrected, First issue points- Title 1885/Copyright 1884, pg.155 second "5" different font/slightly lowered, pg. 161 missing signature mark "11" at bottom, rest of points have been corrected.
Only 2,500 copies of this Publisher's Leather was produced, most haven't Survived!
SUMMARY:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, the narrator of two other Twain novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective) and a friend of Tom Sawyer.
BACKGROUND:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "The Great American Novel".
The first American edition was haphazardly assembled by the printer, and bibliographers still do not agree on whether or not there is a priority to various issue points. An estimated 20,000 copies were issued in cloth, most of them being green and about 1 in 20 issued in blue, if requested by the subscriber. Another 2500 were issued in sheepskin and 500 copies in three-quarter leather.
CONDITION:
Condition is Good. Would handle with care, wear to edges, abrasions near edges (as usual), little glue added to top front edge to seal abrasions, re-backed with original spine strip laid down/worn strip, blemishing to first 20/30 pages then spotting here and there, most pages are good, hinges/text block are very good!
For this book, condition is better than most I've seen out there, even with faults.
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- Illustrator E.W. Kemble
- Format/Binding Sheepskin
- Book Condition Used - Good+
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- Edition 1st
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Charles L. Webster
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1884
- Keywords huckleberry finn, tom sawyer, samuel clemens, first edition, 1st edition, leather, rare book, classic, south, slavery, racism, satire, humor, bestseller
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With Illustrations by the Author.
Complete in 24 volumes.
Printed in 1869.
This is the FIRST COLLECTED EDITION of Thackeray's Works.
Complete in 22 volumes + the 2 additional volumes added in 1886.Complete in 24 volumes, total.Bound and signed by the prestigious BAYNTUN BINDERY. A gorgeous set.Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping.The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Bound in fine green moroccan leather. High quality bindings. Top edge gilded. Raised hubs on spine. Marbled boards and end-papers. 8.5 inches tall.These are large books. Complete 24 volume set. Smith, Elder & Co., London. Printed in 1869. With an additional final 2-volumes, issued in 1886, are present and uniformly bound. The FIRST EDITION of Thackeray's collected works. Illustrated by Thackeray.Very Good condition. Hinges are all 100% fully attached, very fresh, and sound. Clean, bright interior. Free of foxing. No writing or signs of previous… Read More
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