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Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1876réf. 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
Bauman Rare Books · États-Unis25 000,00 $US≈ 22 335,40 €
