- 26
Clemens, Samuel L.
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade). By Mark Twain. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1885
- Paper
Square 8vo (215 x 164mm.), first American edition, with early issue points, frontispiece and 173 text illustrations by E.W. Kemble, photogravure plate of a portrait bust by Karl Gerhardt (BAL state 1), publisher's pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt and black, peach-coloured endpapers, collector's blue cloth chemise in blue morocco-backed slipcase, ownership inscription in pencil on front free-endpaper, booklabel on front pastedown, corners slightly bumped, spine lightly sunned and slightly rubbed at ends, some intermittent soiling to a few pages
Provenance
Doris Louise Benz, leather book label; her sale, Christie's New York, 16 November 1984, lot 62
Literature
BAL 3415; Grolier, American 87; Lilly/Karanovich 95
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This copy with the following BAL points: title-leaf, state 3; p.[13] , state 1; p.57, state 1; p.155, state 3; p.283, state 4.
A good example of Huck Finn in the more elusive blue cloth binding.