Huckleberry Finn, First Edition
In the rare publisher's sheep, with all first state points
Fine Condition: A Beautiful Copy
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"All modern
literature comes from one book by Mark Twain. It's the best book
we've had. All American writing comes from that. There was
nothing before. There has been nothing since." |
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Ernest Hemingway |
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TWAIN, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade). With One Hundred and Seventy-Four Illustrations. New York: Charles L. Webster and Co. 1885. Octavo, original publisher's sheep with original leather labels. Custom slipcase. Sold First edition, first issue, with all accepted first state points including the very rare first state of page 283 (the curved fly, only known in a “handful” of copies). A truly remarkable copy with virtually no noticeable wear; extraordinarily rare in this condition. To view a gallery of our modern first editions, please click here. |