first edition
1885 · New York
by Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]
New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. First American edition. Very Good. A Very Good copy of the book. Inner hinges repaired and first blank excised, otherwise a fairly clean, bright copy overall. With all three generally accepted first printing points. Frontis bust of Twain in the first state.
Recounting the adventures of Huckleberry Finn as he flees his own abusive father and aids Jim in his escape from slavery, Twain's novel has been praised for its "distinctly American voice," putting at its center two common people who find an uncommon friendship. "Today perhaps the novel’s greatest significance lies in its conception of childhood, (truncated)
Recounting the adventures of Huckleberry Finn as he flees his own abusive father and aids Jim in his escape from slavery, Twain's novel has been praised for its "distinctly American voice," putting at its center two common people who find an uncommon friendship. "Today perhaps the novel’s greatest significance lies in its conception of childhood, (truncated)