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Book First Editon Tom Sawyer Abroad Twain #1127911

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Book First Editon Tom Sawyer Abroad Twain #1127911
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WOW! This is a fabulous, rare, collectible first edition book in the most gorgeous slip cover and case. It is Tom Sawyer Abroad by Huck Finn edited by Mark Twain. Illustrated by Dan Beard, NY, Charles L. Webster and son 1894 ? FIRST EDITION. There are numerous half-tone plates illustrations with such detail and use of shadow that at first glance you would swear they are photographs. The book itself is bound in light tan buckram (cloth) over boards with gold gilt lettering on the front and spine. The cover depicts Huck and Tom in orange running from a lion. The book does have some shelf wear at the corners and head and tail of spine along with some wear and scuffing here and there ? but all in all very very good. There are two bindings, "A" with 5 5/8 inches between "Webster" and "Twain" on spine, and "B" with 5 3/8 inches (sequence unknown). This is the B binding. The book is incased in its original tri-fold chocolate brown buckram case which in turn fits into its original custom half leather matching slip case with a raised compartmental spine and cherry red applied labels for the gold gilt lettering of the title and author. Both cases are in very good to fine condition with some wear and scuffing to the raised spine of the slip case. On the interior of the tri-fold there is an applied tag which reads ? Duplicate withdrawn from the University of Virginia Library with cataloging info below. Overall in the case it measures 8 ½? x 7?. It is so incredibly rare to find a ...
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<tr><td>Condition:very good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1894</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Book First Editon Tom Sawyer Abroad Twain</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Northport Maine 04849</td></tr>
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