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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Twain, Mark

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
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Very Good
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American Publishing Company, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. First Edition, Second issue with illustration on verso of half title and pages IX, X, & XII instead labeled XII, XIII, & XVI. Laid in is a card inscribed "Truly Yours", and SIGNED "Mark Twain". The card is of heavy stock and was previously attached to another sheet of paper, the remains of which are on the verso. A glue stain is present on the bottom edge of the card and very minute amounts of foxing are present on card face. The original cloth covers of the book have had the corners professionally touched up and the original spine is professionally refurbished although still age darkened with the gilt considerably less bright than the front panel. There is an ink name on the front endpaper, the hinges have been stabilized with Japanese paper, and the first contents page has a short tear near the gutter. The pages have light age toning, there is some soiling on the rear pastedown and endpaper, the front endpaper has two small tears and a tiny chip, and there is off setting on the second and third front endpapers from a prior occupant and which bleeds through faintly to the illustration and title page. The binding is still quite solid.

Synopsis

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in the antebellum South on the Mississippi River in the town of St. Petersberg, based on the town of Hannibal, Missouri.

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On Jul 20 2012, TheRealPeterGC said:
This Book about a kid with a Extraordinary adventures.

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Details

Bookseller
Trilby & Co. Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
16010744
Title
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Author
Twain, Mark
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
American Publishing Company
Date Published
1876
Keywords
first edition|signed

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About Trilby & Co. Books

Trilby & Co. Books is located in Northern California. The company was founded years ago by a Shetland Sheepdog named Trilby. Trilby's message to her family was brief and direct - the sale of books would increase disposable income and improve the quality of provisions in her food dish. My name is McTavish (picture above). I am the current CEO of this company, and I approve of her message. Oh, by the way, my speciality is literature, with an emphasis on first editions and signed books.

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Half Title
The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Inscribed
When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gutter
The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...

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