June 2013 Auction Ends Thursday, June 27th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/27/2013
First edition, first printing of ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)'' by Mark Twain with illustrations by E.W. Kimble. New York: Charles L. Webster and Company: 1885. This beloved classic has become a wellspring of American literary fiction, prompting Ernest Hemingway to say, ''All modern American literature comes from just one book by Mark Twain called 'Huckleberry Finn.''' All first issue points present including: (1) heading for chapter 6 reads ''decided'' (later corrected to ''decides'') on page 9; (2) ''Him and another man'' listed incorrectly with ''88'' on page 13; (3) page 57, 11 lines from bottom, reads ''with the was''; (4) tablecloth under the bust of Twain at frontis is visible and ''Heliotype Printing Co.'' imprint is present; (5) on page 155, the second ''5'' is missing; (6) final leaf is blank; (7) title page is a cancel; (8) page 283 is on a stub. 366pp. measuring 6.75'' x 8.5''. In publisher's full green pictorial cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black. Minor wear to front board, lightly rubbed corners with minor professional restoration to head and tail of backstrip, and hinges reinforced. Some minor soiling to lower fore-edge affecting rear preliminary pages. Light pencil marks on pastedown and front free endpaper. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and quarter leather slipcase. Overall a beautiful copy in very good condition.
Handsome 1885 First Edition, First Printing of Mark Twain's Masterpiece, ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn''
Click above for larger image.