Description
First edition, first issue of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain.
Octavo, 366pp. Publisher’s green cloth with title in gilt on spine, decorative gilt and black illustrations on cover. Includes 174 illustrations by E.W. Kemble. Bright gilt on front cover, light rubbing to spine. Light wear to tips of spine. Solid text block, free of archival repairs or conservation work.
Contains the following first issue points, including a publication date of 1885 on title page, with 1884 on copyright page, “Huck Decided to Leave” on page 9, illustration “Him and another Man” incorrectly listed as page “88” on page 13, misprint “was” for “saw” on page 57, on page 155 the last “5” in page number is printed with a different typeface, the “l” is missing from “Col.” on page 143, no signature “11” on page 161 and page 283 being a cancel. The heliotype slug appears on the Twain bust, with tissue cover over portrait.
(BAL 3415) (McBride 92)
An attractive copy.
