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1897ref. 34534Hartford: 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
1883ref. 34533Boston: 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 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
1882ref. 35024Boston: J. R. Osgood and Co 1882. First edition first issue with the "Franklin Press" imprint on the copyright page and the first state of the binding with rosette at 1/8” below the horizontal. With 192 illustrations. 8vo publisher’s original dark green cloth with pictorial decoration in gilt and black on upper board stamped and lettered in gilt and black on the spine a.e.g. 2 411 pp. frontispiece 2 blanks at rear A handsome copy very well preserved the hinges tight and sound the text-block clean the binding attractive and well preserved with just a bit of rubbing to the tips and extremities primarily from shelving. THE RARE FIRST ISSUE. Twain's timeless tale of two little boys who switch places to see how the other half lives. Very scarce in unsophisticated original cloth. THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER was quite unlike anything Twain had done up till that time. It is a fine adventure with a delicate vein of “Twainian” humor running throughout. Twain took up a short domicile in Montreal in an attempt to establish residency there so that he could register the copy-right in Canada England and the United States. His past encounters with piracy led him to make this attempt. J. R. Osgood and Co hardcover
1885ref. 33083New 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. 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. 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
1884ref. 28115Paris: 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. 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
1885ref. 8529New 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. 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
1876ref. 1304821876. First Edition. TWAIN Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hartford: American Publishing Company 1876. Square octavo 20th-century full blue calf raised bands red and blue morocco spine labels elaborately gilt-decorated spine marbled endpapers all edges gilt. $25000.Rare first American edition first printing first state of one of the universally recognized masterpieces of American literature Twain's irrepressible and unforgettable ""true boyÕs book."" Very handsomely bound by Bayntun.""The first novel Mark Twain wrote without a co-author Tom Sawyer is also his most clearly autobiographicalÉ Enlivened by extraordinary and melodramatic events it is otherwise a realistic depiction of the experiences people and places that Mark Twain knew as a child"" Rasmussen 459. Originally published in England without illustrations Tom Sawyer arrived at a momentous point in American history: Custer had recently lost the battle at Little Big Horn and America was celebrating its centennial. ""Publication of Tom Sawyer was little noticedÉ The book has however proved to be one of the most durable works in American literature. By the time of Twain's death it was his top-selling book. It has been in print continuously since 1876 and has outsold all other Mark Twain works"" Rasmussen 459. ""This was a true boy's book and surviving copies are proof of how rough little boys can be on books"" MacDonnell 40. First printing first state with ""THE"" on half title in 10-point rather than 14-point type triple flyleaves half title on a separate leaf from the frontispiece and preliminary matter properly paginated I-XVI. BAL 3369. Johnson 27-30. MacDonnell 39-40. MacBride 40. Interior about-fine with only a few instances of faint foxing; joints expertly repaired to beautiful Bayntun binding. hardcover
1876ref. 1304821876. First Edition. TWAIN Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hartford: American Publishing Company 1876. Square octavo 20th-century full blue calf raised bands red and blue morocco spine labels elaborately gilt-decorated spine marbled endpapers all edges gilt. $25000.Rare first American edition first printing first state of one of the universally recognized masterpieces of American literature Twain's irrepressible and unforgettable ""true boyÕs book."" Very handsomely bound by Bayntun.""The first novel Mark Twain wrote without a co-author Tom Sawyer is also his most clearly autobiographicalÉ Enlivened by extraordinary and melodramatic events it is otherwise a realistic depiction of the experiences people and places that Mark Twain knew as a child"" Rasmussen 459. Originally published in England without illustrations Tom Sawyer arrived at a momentous point in American history: Custer had recently lost the battle at Little Big Horn and America was celebrating its centennial. ""Publication of Tom Sawyer was little noticedÉ The book has however proved to be one of the most durable works in American literature. By the time of Twain's death it was his top-selling book. It has been in print continuously since 1876 and has outsold all other Mark Twain works"" Rasmussen 459. ""This was a true boy's book and surviving copies are proof of how rough little boys can be on books"" MacDonnell 40. First printing first state with ""THE"" on half title in 10-point rather than 14-point type triple flyleaves half title on a separate leaf from the frontispiece and preliminary matter properly paginated I-XVI. BAL 3369. Johnson 27-30. MacDonnell 39-40. MacBride 40. Interior about-fine with only a few instances of faint foxing; joints expertly repaired to beautiful Bayntun binding. hardcover books
1876ref. 1304831876. First Edition. TWAIN Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hartford: American Publishing Company 1876. Square octavo original black- and gilt-stamped blue cloth peach endpapers. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $35000.Rare first American edition first printing first state of one of the universally recognized masterpieces of American literature Twain's irrepressible and unforgettable ""true boy's book.""""The first novel Mark Twain wrote without a co-author Tom Sawyer is also his most clearly autobiographicalÉ Enlivened by extraordinary and melodramatic events it is otherwise a realistic depiction of the experiences people and places that Mark Twain knew as a child"" Rasmussen 459. Originally published in England without illustrations Tom Sawyer arrived at a momentous point in American history: Custer had recently lost the battle at Little Big Horn and America was celebrating its centennial. ""Publication of Tom Sawyer was little noticedÉ The book has however proved to be one of the most durable works in American literature. By the time of Twain's death it was his top-selling book. It has been in print continuously since 1876 and has outsold all other Mark Twain works"" Rasmussen 459. ""This was a true boy's book and surviving copies are proof of how rough little boys can be on books"" MacDonnell 40. First printing first state with ""THE"" on half title in 10-point rather than 14-point type peach endpapers printed on wove paper with triple flyleaves of wove paper and preliminary matter paginated I-XVI. BAL 3369. Johnson 27-30. MacDonnell 39-40. McBride 40. Interior quite clean with only a few instances of light foxing or soiling; original cloth with light expert restoration. hardcover
1876ref. 1304831876. First Edition. TWAIN Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hartford: American Publishing Company 1876. Square octavo original black- and gilt-stamped blue cloth peach endpapers. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $35000.Rare first American edition first printing first state of one of the universally recognized masterpieces of American literature Twain's irrepressible and unforgettable ""true boy's book.""""The first novel Mark Twain wrote without a co-author Tom Sawyer is also his most clearly autobiographicalÉ Enlivened by extraordinary and melodramatic events it is otherwise a realistic depiction of the experiences people and places that Mark Twain knew as a child"" Rasmussen 459. Originally published in England without illustrations Tom Sawyer arrived at a momentous point in American history: Custer had recently lost the battle at Little Big Horn and America was celebrating its centennial. ""Publication of Tom Sawyer was little noticedÉ The book has however proved to be one of the most durable works in American literature. By the time of Twain's death it was his top-selling book. It has been in print continuously since 1876 and has outsold all other Mark Twain works"" Rasmussen 459. ""This was a true boy's book and surviving copies are proof of how rough little boys can be on books"" MacDonnell 40. First printing first state with ""THE"" on half title in 10-point rather than 14-point type peach endpapers printed on wove paper with triple flyleaves of wove paper and preliminary matter paginated I-XVI. BAL 3369. Johnson 27-30. MacDonnell 39-40. McBride 40. Interior quite clean with only a few instances of light foxing or soiling; original cloth with light expert restoration. hardcover books
