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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. First edition, first printing 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) 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 in a different font; (6) final leaf is blank; (7) title page is a cancel. In publisher's full green pictorial cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black. The 366pp. novel measures 7'' x 8.5''. Some fabric loss to rear exterior hinge and mild creasing to upper corners of a few pages, not affecting text. Some very light toning to the inside pages and slight wear to the boards. Copy has prior owner's name written to the front free endpaper and edges of backstrip have been restored. Overall a very bright, very good to near fine copy of this landmark novel with the earliest issue points.
First Edition, First Printing of Mark Twain's Masterpiece, ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' -- Beautiful Condition
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