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1884355490715208London: Chatto & Windus 1884. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. First Impression first state with publisher's catalogue dated 'October 1884' at the rear of the book. Publisher's red cloth with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and black on spine and front board. Leaf-patterned end-papers. The front hinge is just starting to go; very slight fraying to the spine ends which are a little soft; slight fading to the spine. A bright and attractive VG or slightly better copy. This book precedes the US first edition so is the "true" first edition. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1885008101NEW YORK: CHARLES WEBSTER AND COMPANY 1885. FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE . Hardcover. Very Good/NoNE. KEMBLE E.W. SOLID BINDING IN ORIGINAL GREEN COVER VERY WELL PRESERVED BOOK APPEARS TO SECOND STATE AS ALL OF THE ERRORS EXCEPT THE ODD PRINTING FOR PAGE 155 APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED NO FOXING SPOTTING OR BROWNING CLEAN BRIGHT FRONTIS PIECE BUST OF MARK TWAIN IS SIGNED NO CLOTH PRESENT TITLE PAGE STATES 1885 WHILE COPYRIGHT PAGE STATES 1884 VERY STRONG COVER WITH ALL GOLD DECORATIONS IN PLACE COMPLETE BLACK LETTERING ORIGINAL TISSUE GUARD IN PLACE SMALL PREVIOUS OWNERS INSCRIPTION FROM 1920 LIGHT WEAR AT TOP OF SPINE CORNERS SHOW WEAR SEVERAL SMALL SMUDGES TO WHAT IS OTHERWISE A FINE TEXTBLOCK A VERY WELL PRESERVED EARLY COPY IPHONE PHOTOS GLADLY SENT <br/> <br/> CHARLES WEBSTER AND COMPANY hardcover
189434537Hartford: American Publishing Co 1894. First edition first state with the sheets with the block bulking to 1 1/8†and with frontispiece facsimile signature measuring 1 and 7/16s inches wide. Title-page in red and black frontispiece portrait of Twain from photograph above printed signature and with delightful illustrations in the margins of nearly every page. 8vo publisher’s original rust-colored cloth decorated extensively in gilt and black on the upper cover and spine. 432 pp. A fine and very handsome copy in the publisher's original binding state. The text-block is clean and fresh the binding bright and beautifully preserved. A VERY PLEASING COPY IN PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL DECORATED BINDING OF THE FIRST EDITION OF TWAIN’S BITING YET COMEDIC COMMENTARY ON SLAVERY AND THE ROLE OF RACE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. It is a short novel featuring the brilliantly crafted character Roxanna a mulatto slave who suffers dire consequences after switching her infant son with her master’s baby and the clever Pudd’nhead Wilson an ostracized small-town lawyer. Twain’s darkly comic masterpiece is a provocative exploration of slavery and miscegenation. In the words of Langston Hughes “Mark Twain in his presentation of Negroes as human beings stands head and shoulders above the other Southern writers of his times.â€<br> Included in the publication is Those Extraordinary Twins the slapstick and irrelevant story that evolved into ‘Pudd’nhead Wilson’. By including it the publisher provided us with a fascinating view of the author’s process. American Publishing Co hardcover
188334532Boston: James R. Osgood 1883. First Edition First State. Blanck's intermediate with the tailpiece of Twain in flames on p.441 not present and with caption on p.443 in the earliest state reading "The St. Louis Hotel". Profusely illustrated throughout. Tall 8vo publisher’s original decorated cloth with black stamped decorations and gilt pictorial vignettes on the upper cover the spine decorated in black and with a large gilt pictorial vignette lettered in gilt a.e.g. 624 pp. A handsome copy expert restoration to the spine tips new endleaves added. ONE OF TWAIN’S BEST BOOKS AND A RARE FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL CLOTH OF THIS IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION. Twain writes about his home and his muse-the great Mississippi. “As a dwelling place for civilized man it is by far the first upon our globe.†preface<br> In this largely autobiographical narrative Twain gives us a vivid account of his youth on the great river. A brilliant firsthand account of the steamboat age the science of river piloting and the life of the river itself from the point of view of those who made their living navigating it. A truly wonderful book and a valued piece of the American legacy. James R. Osgood hardcover
189734534Hartford: The American Publishing Company 1897. First Edition and First Issue intermediate with the double imprint and with signature “11†at bottom of page 161 as called for by BAL. With portrait frontispiece from a photograph of the author and 192 other illustrations by notable illustrators such as A. B. Frost Peter Newell Dan Beard and others and with some from photographs. Large 8vo publisher’s original blue cloth gilt decorated and lettered on the spine the upper cover with a central pictorial decoration of an elephant in India in gilt and four colours. 712 pp. A fine and bright copy beautifully preserved. A HANDSOME AND WELL PRESERVED COPY OF THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL CLOTH. Mark Twain’s autobiographical account of his tour through Australia New Zealand and India. He gives wonderful account of his travels the people met along the way the sights seen and with a zest and spirit unique to one of America’s greatest authors and humorists. Due to the massive text block the book is seldom found in collector’s condition. The illustrations are extensive and vary in size and style and add immeasurably to making this an immensely readable narrative. The American Publishing Company hardcover
188334533Boston: James R. Osgood 1883. First Edition First State. Earliest points with the tailpiece of Twain in flames on p.441 and with caption on p.443 in the earliest state reading "The St. Louis Hotel". Profusely illustrated throughout and with a number of interesting clippings including announcements of Twain's passing and a copy of the last photograph he posed for. Tall 8vo publisher’s original decorated cloth with black stamped decorations and gilt pictorial vignettes on the upper cover the spine decorated in black and with a large gilt pictorial vignette lettered in gilt a.e.g. 624 pp. A handsome and pleasing copy with minor rubbing to the tips the text-block clean the hinges strong ONE OF TWAIN’S BEST BOOKS AND A RARE FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL CLOTH OF THIS IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION. Twain writes about his home and his muse-the great Mississippi. “As a dwelling place for civilized man it is by far the first upon our globe.†preface<br> In this largely autobiographical narrative Twain gives us a vivid account of his youth on the great river. A brilliant firsthand account of the steamboat age the science of river piloting and the life of the river itself from the point of view of those who made their living navigating it. A truly wonderful book and a valued piece of the American legacy. James R. Osgood hardcover
188533083New York: Charles L. Webster and Company 1885. First edition. With 174 black and white illustrations by E.W. Kemble. 8vo publisher’s original green cloth elaborately decorated in gilt and black on the covers and spine. 366 pp. A very handsome copy bright and appealing. This copy is clean and tight and very pleasing internally the paper extremely fresh. The cloth is uncommonly bright and the gilt in really excellent condition. AN IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION AND A HANDSOME AND PLEASING COPY. The title-leaf is conjugate with 1 and the copyright notice is dated 1884; p. 13 with the illustration captioned "Him and another Man listed at p. 87; p. 57 with "saw" spelled correctly; p. 283 with the corrected engraving and conjugate with leaf 183; p. 155 has the final five replaced; p. 161 is lacking a signature mark as usual; and leaf 238 has been excised. The frontis portrait is in Blanck's state 3 with the imprint of the Photo-Gravure Company and with the tablecloth or scarf not visible.<br> The printing points mentioned above should not be considered issue points as the sheets for the book were printed over time but gathered and bound at random. Based on issue points only the state of the illustration on p. 283 and the binding this is a first edition.<br> Along with Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn is considered the stepping stone to modern American literature. And along with Tom Sawyer for the first time the hero of the novel was a boy. These books are landmarks and Hemingway often offered his opinion that the modern novel would have been impossible without them. With Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and Melville’s Moby Dick they provide us with a view of America transcending its past and beginning its future. Charles L. Webster and Company hardcover
188428115Paris: Bibliotheque Novelle De La Jeuesses A Hennuyer Imprimeur-Editeur ca. 1884 1886. Together two volumes. The first editions in French. Both novels feature black and white illustrations by Achille Sirouy. Square 8vos each in the original cream cloth beautifully decorated in colours from scenes out of the stories and lettered in red and black on the upper and lower cover and spine a.e.g. 238; 276 pp. A fine bright pair of these rare books the cream cloth just slightly dusty. RARE. Very lovely copies of the first French editions of both Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. These editions were beautifully illustrated and bound quiet differently from their American counterparts only two copies of Tom Sawyer are noted to have appeared at auction for over 30 years and there are no records at all for Huck Finn.<br> Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are considered stepping stones to modern American literature. And in these stories for the first time the hero of the novels were boys. These books are landmarks and Hemingway often offered his opinion that the modern novel would have been impossible without them. With Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and Melville’s Moby Dick they provide us with a view of America transcending its past and beginning its future. Bibliotheque Novelle De La Jeuesses, A Hennuyer, Imprimeur-Editeur hardcover
18858529New York: Charles L. Webster 1885. First edition. First Issue. With 174 black and white illustrations by E.W. Kemble. Large 8vo original publisher's sheep binding with the red and black lettering labels on the spine. It is estimated that only 2500 copies were issued in this binding. 366 pp. A very pleasing and handsome copy. Light expert and unobtrusive refurbishment to the joints. FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND GREATEST BOOKS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE. A very handsome copy with the following earliest setting states as listed by BAL: "Him and another Man" is listed at page 88 BAL's first state; page 57 eleventh line from the bottom reads ".with the was." BAL's first state; page 155 with final 5 “stamped in†by hand see Underhill and matching the original font in the setting of the page number no priority occurring randomly in all three states independent of other major signs of first printing sheets but this setting seems to appear least often; the portrait frontispiece is in BAL's first state “heliotype†imprint on the portrait frontispiece title page with 1884 copyright on verso p.9: the heading for Chapter 6 reads “Decided†later corrected to “Decides†p.143: “I†in “Col.†line 1 missing and “b†in “body†line 7 broken p. 161: signature mark “11†is missing final leaf is a blank. Very rare with this many first issue points. The sheep bindings are generally in poor condition but this copy is still quite nice.<br> Along with Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn is considered the stepping stone to modern American literature. And along with Tom Sawyer for the first time the hero of the novel was a boy. These books are landmarks and Hemingway often offered his opinion that the modern novel would have been impossible without them. With Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and Melville’s Moby Dick they provide us with a view of America transcending its past and beginning its future. Charles L. Webster unknown
