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First edition, first printing of ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)'' by Mark Twain with illustrations by E.W. Kimble. Charles L. Webster and Company: New York: 1885. Rare earliest edition of the beloved classic that became the wellspring of American literary fiction. Hemingway once said of it, ''All modern American literature comes from just one book by Mark Twain called 'Huckleberry Finn.''' All first issue points present, including: (1) title page is a cancel and has 1884 Copyright on verso; (2) heading for chapter 6 reads ''Decided'', later corrected to ''Decides''; (3) ''Him and another man'' listed incorrectly at page 88 in illustrations list on page 13; (4) page 57, 11 lines from bottom, reads ''with the was'' (later changed to ''saw''); (5) tablecloth under the bust of Twain at frontis is clearly visible and ''Heliotype Printing Co.'' imprint is present; (6) signature mark ''11'' is missing on page 161; (7) page 283 is a cancel; (8) final leaf is blank; (9) on page 143 the ''l'' is missing in ''Col'' and line 7 has a broken ''b''; (10) on page 155 the second ''5'' appears in a different font. 366pp. book in publisher's full green pictorial cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black. Measures 6.75'' x 8.5''. Slight sunning to backstrip. Light rubbing to edges of board corners, spine, and hinges. A small stain appears on the front board above the ''v'' in ''Adventures''. An inconsistency in the finish of the front board shows on the border of the illustration below Huck's foot. Rear board bears a cluster of shallow dents near center and a scratch at the right. A stain is present to bottom left. Minimal toning and foxing to interior. Overall a beautiful copy in very good to near fine condition.
Extremely Rare True First Edition / First Printing of ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' by Mark Twain -- Beautiful Earliest Version of the American Classic
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