1885 1st Ed. HUCKLEBERRY FINN Mark Twain KEMBLE ILL Pub: Webster, NY - SIGNED?

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1885 1st Ed. HUCKLEBERRY FINN Mark Twain KEMBLE ILL Pub: Webster, NY - SIGNED?:
$455.00

First American Edition.

1st Ed. Published by...CharlesWebster and Co, NY.(Twain\'sown publishing Co.--knownfor also publishingPresidentUlyssesS. Grant\'s2-VolumeMemoir):NY.1885.W/173 Illustrations.

Scarce, certainly; textblock is solid, leaves largely very good (no writing nor prior owner soiling); possibly author signed (see discussion below).

1st American edition -- 2nd issue of this classic!

MARK TWAIN\'SHIGH SPOT, CLASSIC WORK-- AND IN SOME WAYSONE OF THE MOSTIMPORTANT WORKS INAMERICANLITERATURE.

*** Signature \"SAMUEL CLEMENS\" to title page.

KNOWN BACKGROUND...

Title purchased several decades ago from a Deleware estate, purportedly signed by Twain. Since, it has remained in our possession; we have never (have not) had it authenticated. Online, in the intervening years, there are now an abundance of sites that discuss the various and numerous permutations (and of note, there are many) of Twain\'s signature, offer varied samples, etc.... and we encourage you to form your own assessment. So: We pass along all we know (and encourage interested buyers to make their own judgement on the autograph). We *are* experts on rare books and to a certainty are confident in the bibliographic 1st edition points of the saleed title and reliance thereon.

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\"HUCK FINN\". ALONG WITH RUNAWAY SLAVE,JIM,HUCKENCOUNTERS VARIED CHARACTERS AND TYPES OF ALL (ALL!) CLASSES,MEMORABLY PORTRAYED ON THEIR RIVER JOURNEY.OF NOTE:BEYONDHUCKLEBERRY FINN\'SWONDERFUL ENTERTAINMENT VALUE, HOWEVER, THE BOOK HAS A NUMBEROF MEANINGS, ON MULTIPLE LEVELS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE NATURAL GOODNESS OFHUCKIS CONTINUALLY CONTRASTED WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE OVERALLCORRUPT SOCIETY HE FINDS HIMSELF OPERATING IN.

ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

(TOM SAWYER\'SCOMRADE)

Mark Twain\'siconic and ofttimes controversialHuckleberry Finnwas partially serialized inthe Century Magazinefor December, 1884, and January and February, 1885.ILLUSTRATED BYE.W. KEMBLE,the same illustrations that wouldlater appear (here)!in the 1st edition of the book version.

A TRUE MASTERPIECE.Published:Charles Webster and Co., NY: 1885.

1ST AMERICAN EDITION. 2nd Issue.

TWAIN:Beloved and heralded American author, humorist, andlecturer; winner of a worldwide audience(something far less common for an American inTwain\'sera) for hisfine stories, many of youthful adventure -- author of many highly-acclaimed,tremendously popular works: both humorous and enlightening, such asLife onthe Mississippi; A Tramp Abroad; etc., Hartford (CT) resident and neighbor/friend of HarrietBeecher Stowe (Uncle Tom\'s Cabin, etc.).

MARK TWAIN\'SADVENTURES OFHUCKLEBERRY FINN.

Charles Webster and Co., NY: 1885, 1884(Press of J.J. Little).Large8vo; approx. 9\" x 7\"

TITLE DETAILS & DETAILED BOOK CONDITION NOTES:

1STEDITION. 2ND STATE. (ALL POINTS PRESENT, AS CALLED FOR). UNRELATED TO EDITION, LACKS KEMBLE ILLUSTRATION FACING PHOTOGRAPHIC FRONTIS/HALF-TITLE (OF HUCK HOLDING FISH, IF OF NO BIBLIOGRAPHIC SIGNIFICANCE).... ELSE COMPLETE.1885. WEBSTER, NY. ORIGINAL PUBLISHER GREEN TEXTURED CLOTH HARD FRONT BOARD. NOTE: REAR BOARD A REPLACEMENT AS NOTED (PERIOD SHEEP).PICTORIALLY STAMPEDIN AND LETTERED IN GILTANDBLACK, FRONT COVER.PHOTOGRAVUREFRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT.LIGHT BROWNTOPSTAIN. LARGE 8VO; APPROX 7\" X 9\".WITH 173 ILLUSTRATIONS BYKEMBLE. THE LEAVES, INCLUDING PLATES... LARGELY IN VERY GOOD CONDITION W/NO WRITING NOR SOILING (FOXING/TONING AND OCCASIONAL CLOSED TEAR OR SMALL EDGE CHIPS). BOARDS: SOME SOILING, MODERATE WEAR -- INCLUDING BOARDCORNERS/EDGES RUBBED . HINGES CRACKED. SPINE REPLACEMENT, LEATHER AND UNLETTERED; REAR BOARD UNMATCHING LEATHER REPLACEMENT. PRINTED... PRESS OF J.J. LITTLE;PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED.TEXTBLOCK, ITSELF, SOLID; SQUARE CLEAN, ETC., FIRST EDITION. WITH \"SAMUEL CLEMENS\" HANDWRITTEN TO TITLE PAGE AS DISCUSSED HEREINABOVE.

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