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Clemens, Samuel L.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)'. New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885
- paper, ink, cloth, gilt
8vo (8 3/8 x 6 1/2 in; 213 x 165 mm). Frontispiece and 173 illustrations by E. W. Kemble, photogravure plate of a portrait bust of Clemens by Karl Gerhardt (BAL state 1), title-leaf a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884 (additional BAL issue points: page [13], state 1; page 57, state 1; page 283, state 3; with an additional final blank leaf present.) Publisher's pictorial green cloth, stamped in black and gilt with portrait of Huckleberry Finn, peach-colored endpapers; loss to head and tail of spine with expert restoration, lightly rubbed and some minor staining.
Literature
BAL 3145; Grolier, American 87; Johnson, pp. 111
Condition
8vo (8 3/8 x 6 1/2 in; 213 x 165 mm). Frontispiece and 173 illustrations by E. W. Kemble, photogravure plate of a portrait bust of Clemens by Karl Gerhardt (BAL state 1), title-leaf a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884 (additional BAL issue points: page [13], state 1; page 57, state 1; page 283, state 3; with an additional final blank leaf present.) Publisher's pictorial green cloth, stamped in black and gilt with portrait of Huckleberry Finn, peach-colored endpapers; loss to head and tail of spine with expert restoration, lightly rubbed and some minor staining.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
A fine copy of the first American edition, early state.