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Joel Chandler Harris: Uncle Remus 1st Edition

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Joel Chandler Harris: Uncle Remus 1st Edition
<B>Joel Chandler Harris:<I> Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings</B></I> The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation.</B></I> (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881), first edition, first state with "presumptive" instead of "presumptuous" on page 9, correct ads on page 233 , 231 pages, 8 pages of ads, illustrated by Frederick Church and James Moser, green cloth with gilt titles and decoration, butterfly endpapers, 12mo (5.25" x 7.75"), corners bumped, tiny split at head of spine, contemporary owner's name written in ink on the ffep, else a superb copy with bright, clean boards. This is a beautiful copy with no loss to the gilting and clean internal contents. Laid in the book is a 4" x 6.75" leaf with "<I>Faithfully yours:/Joel Chandler Harris</B></I>" written at the lower portion. The signature appears to be correct.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)