Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1891. Early Edition. Early edition published in 1891 by the same publisher of the first edition of 1885. Measures approximately 7.75" x 5.5", with 318 numbered pages.
The book is in very good plus condition. Illustrations on front board and spine are very well preserved. Spine darkened with age. Bottom of spine and lower rear board have minor white staining present. Textblock is in excellent condition, no previous ownership marks or bookplates present.
Huckleberry Finn is noted for "changing the course of children's literature" in the US for the "deeply felt portrayal of boyhood". Set in a Southern antebellum society the story is told from the point of view of Huck Finn - a teen who faces an adventurous journey down the Mississippi River together with a runaway slave named Jim.
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Inventory #(P10-41). Item #7198
Price: $450.00