NOT SOLD (BIDDING OVER), HIGH BID WAS
500.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2011 Dec 06 @ 17:00UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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First edition, first printing, first state of ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)'' by Mark Twain with illustrations by E.W. Kimble. New York: Charles L. Webster and Company: 1885. Rare earliest edition of the beloved classic that became the wellspring of American literary fiction. Hemingway once said of it, ''All modern American literature comes from just one book by Mark Twain called 'Huckleberry Finn.''' All first issue points present, including: (1) title page is a cancel and has 1884 Copyright on verso; (2) heading for chapter 6 reads ''decided'' (later corrected to ''decides''); (3) ''Him and another man'' listed incorrectly at page 88 in illustrations list on page 13; (4) page 57, 11 lines from bottom, reads ''with the was'' (later changed to ''saw''); (5) tablecloth under the bust of Twain at frontis is clearly visible and ''Heliotype Printing Co.'' imprint is present; (6) signature mark ''11'' is missing on page 161; (7) page 283 is a cancel; (8) final leaf is blank; (9) on page 143 the ''l'' is missing in ''Col'' and line 7 has a broken ''b''; (10) on page 155 the second ''5'' is missing. 366pp. book in publisher's full green pictorial cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black. Measuring 6.75'' x 8.5'', book's covers have lightly rubbed backstrip and edges . Minimal toning and foxing throughout, especially on fore edge and endpapers, some minor chipping on pages, not affecting text. Overall a beautiful copy in very good condition.
Auction Location:
11901 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
Sales Tax is 9.75% on all shipments to a CA address. All taxes will be detailed via Nate D. Sanders invoice
Taxes:
| Tax | Rate | Desc. |
| stx |
9.75% |
sales tax |
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
20% |
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