- MARK TWAIN HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1885
MARK TWAIN HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1885 BOOK United States,1835-1910The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain and published in 1885 by Charles L. Webster and Company, New York.
- ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN,
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, FIRST EDITIONby Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1885, first edition, early issue (4th state?), in original publisher's green cloth blindstamped and decorated in gilt and black, in custom green cloth chemise and matching slipcase with morocco spine label, BAL 3415
Condition:
hinges tender, some staining, fraying, tears, and small losses to cloth, early pages with some creasing at corners, light wear to extremities
- BOOK: "ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY
BOOK: "ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN" BY MARK TWAIN, FIRST EDITION, NEW YORK, 1885 (COPYRIGHT DATE 1884), FEATURES "HIM AND ANOTHER...BOOK: "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, First Edition, New York, 1885 (copyright date 1884), features "Him and another Man" listed at page 288, the bust of Twain by Heliotype Printing Company, and the tablecloth is clearly visible, page 155 the last 5 is slightly below the second 5, page 283 is "integral" with a straight line on the trousers, heavy wear consistent with age and use including mostly detached cover, loss to edges, detached front page, expected toning, etc., 8 3/4" h. x 7 1/4" w. x 1" d.
- MARK TWAIN HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1885
MARK TWAIN HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1885 1ST EDITION BOOK United States,1835-1910 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain and published in 1885 by Charles L. Webster and Company, New York. Indicators of being first edition include green cloth cover, Chapter VI-"Huck Decided", "Him and Another Man" listed incorrectly on p.88 rather than p.87, P.57-11 lines from bottom: "with the was" rather than "with the saw", P.155: Final '5' off-balance, P.143-First word: the letter 'L' missing from "Col".
- 1 vol. (Clemens, Samuel L.) Adventures
1 vol. (Clemens, Samuel L.) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn... by Mark Twain. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1885. First American edition. lg. 8vo, presumed orig. sheep, maroon & black morocco spine labels; occasionally scuffed. With portrait, frontis., text illus. Internally generally clean. Frontis. detaching. With all BAL first or presumed first state points, 2nd states of title leaf & portrait frontis., leaf 238 is a blank, orig. pale peach endpapers, the presumed orig. sheep bdg. may have been expertly & subtly treated. BAL 3415 ,500-
- 1 vol. (Clemens, Samuel L.) The
1 vol. (Clemens, Samuel L.) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn... by Mark Twain. New York: Webster, 1885. First edition, mixed issue. Lg. 8vo, orig. green pictorial cloth, gilt; rebacked, orig. spine laid down; light wear. Illus. Generally bright, tight copy, with many first issue points, portrait in first state, in custom fall-down morocco-backed cloth box. BAL 3415 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
- (CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK
(CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade.) New York: Charles L. Webster and Company 1885. 8vo rebound in quarter green morocco over marbled boards marbled endpapers double frontispiece tissue guard. First American edition exhibiting the following issue points: title leaf is a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884; the illustration captioned ''Him and another Man'' listed at p. 87 in index; 11th line from bottom of p. 57 reads ''with the saw''; the final 5 in p.155 is present but slightly larger than the other ''5''; third state frontispiece portrait (imprint Photo-Gravure Co. tablecloth not visible and artist's name added to the bust). Rubbing to boards; renewed endpapers; dampstain to frontispiece.
- THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER AND
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER AND HUCKLEBERRY FINN. ILLUSTRATED AND SIGNED BY NORMAN ROCKWELL. 1936 AND 1940 9 1/2 X 6 3/4 IN. (24.13 X 17.15 CM.)THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER AND HUCKLEBERRY FINN. ILLUSTRATED AND SIGNED BY NORMAN ROCKWELL. 1936 AND 1940, [Signed book] Twain, Mark and Rockwell, Norman. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. New York: The Heritage Press. 1930 and 1940. 8vo. Huckleberry Finn, in orange cloth, embossed portrait of Huckleberry Finn, tipped in illustrations, signed on flyleaf in green marker 'Sincerely Norman Rockwell,' this being a companion to Tom Sawyer, in green cloth with embossed portrait of Tom Sawyer, tipped in illustrations (2) Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (24.13 x 17.15 cm.)
- (CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK
(CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade). New York: Charles L. Webster 1885. 8vo original pictorial blue cloth stamped and lettered in gilt and black. First American edition. Early issue of the first edition in the rare blue cloth binding as opposed to the much more common green cloth. The book exhibits the following states: title leaf is a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884 (second state but the first state was only seen in a prospectus and set of advance sheets - no copies of the first state have been observed in the published edition); heading for chapter 6 reads ''Huck Decided'' instead of ''Huck Decides''; the illustration captioned ''Him and another man'' is listed on page 88; ''with the was'' on p. 57; final 5 p. 155 lacking; signature mark 11 missing on p. 161; final leaf is blank; frontispiece portrait table cloth not visible Karl Gerhardt on side and Heliotype Printing Co. imprint. Minor rubbing to boards; text block shifting at the center; 1-inch tear to p. 193; some minor foxing.
- FIRST EDITION ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY
FIRST EDITION ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN TOM SAWYER...First Edition Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade, by Mark Twain, hardcover book, circa 1885, Provenance: Fifty Year Personal Collection of Clocks and American Antiques from Thomas Bailey, Manchester, Connecticut.
Condition:
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- (CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK
(CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade.) New York: Charles L. Webster and Company 1885. 8vo publisher's green cloth lettered in black and gilt peach endpapers double frontispiece. First American edition exhibiting the following issue points: title leaf is a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884; the illustration captioned ''Him and another Man'' listed as p.88; 11th line from bottom of p. 57 reads ''with the saw''; the final 5 in p.155 is lacking; p. 283 is a stub; first state frontispiece portrait (imprint Heliotype Printing Co. and tablecloth visible); also ''Huck Decided'' instead of ''Huck Decides'' under ''Chapter VI'' on p. [9] a first issue point per MacDonnell (Firsts p. 31). Hinges tender; boards worn with loss at corners and spine ends; brown staining throughout.
- [Juvenile Illustrated] Group of
[Juvenile Illustrated] Group of about 14 volumes principally boys' adventure literature including: The Adventures of Davy Crockett; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Story of a Bad Boy; With the Indians In the Rockies; and Spanish Dollars Estimate $ 60-90
- * (CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK
* (CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK A group of two first British editions uniformly bound in decorative red cloth including A Tramp Abroad 1880 and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1884.
- (CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK
(CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade.) New York: Charles L. Webster 1885. 8vo publisher's green cloth lettered in black and gilt peach endpapers double frontispiece tissue guard. First American edition exhibiting the following issue points: title leaf is a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884; the illustration captioned ''Him and another Man'' listed as p.88; 11th line from bottom of p. 57 reads ''with the saw''; the final 5 in p.155 is lacking; p. 283 is a stub; first state frontispiece portrait (imprint Heliotype Printing Co. and tablecloth visible); also ''Huck Decided'' instead of ''Huck Decides'' under ''Chapter VI'' on p. [9] a first issue point per MacDonnell (Firsts p. 31). Minor rubbing to spine ends.
- NORMAN ROCKWELL. "HUCKLEBERRY FINN,"
NORMAN ROCKWELL. "HUCKLEBERRY FINN," EIGHT LITHOGRAPHS (American, 1894-1978). Lithographs, ed. 105/200, each pencil signed "Norman Rockwell," sheet sizes: 25 1/2 x 20 in., enclosed in a clothbound portfolio.
- (FRANKLIN LIBRARY) A group of 20
(FRANKLIN LIBRARY) A group of 20 leather-bound books published by the Franklin Library. Pennsylvania: Franklin Center various dates. The Scarlet Letter. By Nathaniel Hawthorne 1978. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. By Mark Twain 1975. Plays. By Anton Chekov 1976. A Farewell to Arms. By Ernest Hemingway 1976. Four Plays. By Eugene O'Neill 1978. Tales of Edgar Allen Poe 1974. Stories. By Rudyard Kipling (1980). Black Beauty. By Anna Sewell (1982). Moll Flanders. By Daniel Defoe 1978. Humboldt's Gift. Saul Bellow (1983). Tom Jones. By Henry Fielding 1979. Treasure Island. By Robert Louis Stevenson 1975. Poems. By John Donne 1978. The Reivers. By William Faulkner 1983. The Return of the Native. By Thomas Hardy 1978. The Red and the Black. By Stendhal 1979. The Aeneid of Virgil 1975. Faust. By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1979. Vanity Fair. By William Makepeace Thackeray (1977). The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel. By Francois Rabelais 1978.
- MARK TWAIN, UNIFORM ILLUSTRATED
MARK TWAIN, UNIFORM ILLUSTRATED EDITION (11) VOLS. Harper & Brothers, latest copyright 1903, includes: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Prince and the Pauper, Pudd'nhead Wilson, A Tramp Abroad, The $30,000 Bequest, Tom Sawyer Abroad, Sketches New and Old, The American Claimant, and The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, 8"h x 5.5"w
- NORMAN ROCKWELL HUCKLEBERRY FINN
NORMAN ROCKWELL HUCKLEBERRY FINN LITHOGRAPH Massachusetts, New York,1894-1978Your Eyes is Lookin', 1972, from the Huckleberry Finn portfolio, edition 28 of 200.
- NORMAN ROCKWELL. HUCKLEBERRY FINN,
NORMAN ROCKWELL. HUCKLEBERRY FINN, EIGHT LITHOGRAPHS (American, 1894-1978). Eight lithographs, ed. 50/200, each pencil signed "Norman Rockwell" lr, sheet size: 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in., unframed.
- First edition Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry
First edition Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn'copyright date 1884 published by Charles L. Webster bearing printing date 1885 Octavo. 1st edition early issue lithographic frontispiece by E.W. Kemble photographic portrait of the bust of Mark Twain by Karl Gerhardt the title in state 2 p. 13 state 1 p.57 state 1 p.283 state 3 p.155 state 1 terminal blank pasted under endpaper frontispiece state 1. 8.75''H x 7''W
- 25 VOLUMES, MARK TWAIN'S WORKSincluding:
25 VOLUMES, MARK TWAIN'S WORKSincluding: The Gilded Age, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Pudd'nhead Wilson , and others, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), New York/London: Harpers Brothers Publishers, 1906, the Hillcrest Edition, 25 volumes (complete), containing numerous black and white engravings, bound in three quarter red leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and floral decoration to spines, marbled endpapers, teg
Condition:
spines sunned, light wear to extremities, some surface dirt, minor scuffs to leather; Innocents Abroad vol II with dark accretion spot to spine
- NORMAN ROCKWELL HUCKLEBERRY FINN
NORMAN ROCKWELL HUCKLEBERRY FINN PAINTING FOLIODESCRIPTION: A Norman Rockwell to illustrate Huckleberry Finn folio by The Heritage Press, Ny. Features three prints in original folio. CIRCA: 20th Cent. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H: 15.5" x L: 12" CONDITION: Heavy wear to folio. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
- Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978)
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) "Huckelberry [sic] Finn", 1972, a set of eight color lithographs, each example signed in pencil by the artist and inscribed "AP", sixty artist proofs were reserved for the publisher, the illustrations are based upon incidents in the Mark Twain novel, published by Raymond & Raymond Inc. in association with Circle Gallery Ltd., 1972, printed at the atelier Mourlot on Arches paper, image size 17-1/4" x 13-1/2", in the original linen-covered portfolio.
- TWAIN- THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYERTwain,
TWAIN- THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYERTwain, Mark, ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'', The text edited and with an Introduction by Bernard DeVoto; with a prologue ''Boys Manuscript'', printed for the first time; illustrated with drawings by Thomas Hart Benton; Cambridge, printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the University Press, 1939, Number 64 of 1,500 copies, signed by [Thomas Hart] Benton, 340 pgs. hard bound, covered in blue cloth, with paper label on spine, generally good condition.
- SEVEN FINE PRESS EDITIONS OF MARK
SEVEN FINE PRESS EDITIONS OF MARK TWAIN Including: ROUGHING IT, illus. by Noel Sickles (NY: Limitd Editions Club, 1972) #465/1500, signed by the artist, 4to, quarter cloth, boards, slipcase; THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, illus. by Clarke Hutton (NY: LEC, 1964) #645/1500, 4to, half velvet, cloth, slipcase; THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, illus. by H. Brockway (London: Folio, 1993) 8vo, quarter cloth, boards, slipcase.
- UNKNOWN , AMERICAN (20TH CENTURY),
UNKNOWN , AMERICAN (20TH CENTURY), TOM SAWYER AND HUCKLEBERRY FINN? BOYS ON A RAFT, 1949, NAIVE OIL ON CANVAS, 16"H X 20"W, 20"H X 24"W (FRAME)Unknown, American, (20th Century) Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn? Boys on a Raft, 1949, naive oil on canvas Signed Francine, and dated (1949) lower right. naive oil on canvas Dimensions: 16"H x 20"W, 20"H x 24"W (frame)
- FRANKLIN LIBRARY AMERICAN LITERATURE
FRANKLIN LIBRARY AMERICAN LITERATURE BOOKS, 19 Nineteen leather-bound American literature books with gilt lettering published by Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania comprising Richard Henry Dana's "Two Years Before the Mast," and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Justin Kaplan's "Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain," Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms," Herman Melville's "Moby Dick," Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence," Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," "Tales of Edgar Allan Poe," William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" and "The Reivers," F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," Eudora Welty's "The Optimist's Daughter," John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans," Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Essays," Bruce Catton's "A Stillness at Appomattox," and Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage". Largest: 9.5" H x 6.5" W x 1.5" D.
- TWENTY-FIVE (25) EASTON PRESS EDITIONS
TWENTY-FIVE (25) EASTON PRESS EDITIONS OF LITERARY CLASSICS (Norwalk, CT, 1980s-2000s), octavo and quarto, the tallest being 10-3/4 in.; fine leather bindings with gilt on boards and page edges. Two copies of Huckleberry Finn are present; only Volume II of James Mitchner's Centennial is present.
- MARK TWAIN, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD,
MARK TWAIN, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, 1870 Mark Twain, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (Hartford: American Publishing Co. 1870) Thick 8vo., gilt edges.
- GROUP OF FOUR BOOKS, TO INCLUDE
GROUP OF FOUR BOOKS, TO INCLUDE TWO COPIES OF THE ADVEN...Group of Four Books, to include two copies of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1875; Little Women by L.M.Alcott; along with Greenland Journal by Kent, Provenance: Fifty Year Personal Collection of Clocks and American Antiques from Thomas Bailey, Manchester, Connecticut.
Condition:
All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
- A large illustrated book dated
A large illustrated book dated 1814, titled 'The Adventure of HunchBack and The Stories Connected With It', from the Arabian Nights Entertainment with illustrative prints engraved by William Daniell. Condition: wear commensurate with age and use CT Transfer Fee $10
- THREE NOVELS BY JOHN STEINBECK
THREE NOVELS BY JOHN STEINBECK & WILLIAM FAULKNER Comprising John Steinbeck; THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT (NY: Viking, 1961) and TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY IN SEARCH OF AMERICA (The Same, 1962), both 8vo, cloth, with d.js.; and William Faulkner, THE TOWN (NY: Random House, 1957) stated 1st printing, 8vo, cloth, d.j.
- (31) WHITMAN ADVENTURE AND MYSTERY
(31) WHITMAN ADVENTURE AND MYSTERY STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS 1940s, octavo (8 in.) with cloth boards, 27 retaining jackets, many of the stories are based on comic strips such as Little Orphan Annie, Blondie, The Phantom, Dick Tracey, Gasoline Alley, and Brenda Starr; several mysteries are presented as written by Hollywood Personalities like Betty Grable, Ann Rutherford, and the Quiz Kids.
- EIGHT CLASSIC LITERATURE BOOKS:
EIGHT CLASSIC LITERATURE BOOKS: FELIX SALTEN'S BAMBI A LIFE IN THE WOODS, JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY'S ARMAZINDY,TWAIN'S A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, KIPLING'S UNDER THE DEODARS, STEVENSON'S VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUEight classic literature books: Felix Salten's Bambi A Life In The Woods, James Whitcomb Riley's Armazindy,Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Kipling's Under the Deodars, Stevenson's Virginibus Puerisque, Tarkington's Monsieur Beaucaire, Blatchley's Woodland Idyls. Wear and loss as shown. Full Descriptions: ARMAZINDY by James Whitcomb Riley, Indianapolis, The Bowen-Merrill Co., 1894. BAMBI A LIFE IN THE WOODS by Felix Salten Foreword by John Galsworthy, Simon and Schuster New York, 1928. A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, The Writings of Mark Twain, Limp Leather, 1899 UNDER THE DEODARS, Rudyard Kipling, Copyright, 1899 by H. M. Caldwell Company, New York and Boston. BIOGRAPHICAL EDITION VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUE AND OTHER PAPERS by Robert Louis Stevenson, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918. MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE by Booth Tarkington, Illustrated by C. D. Williams, New York, McClure, Phillips & Co., 1900. THE HOOSIER SCHOOLMASTER A STORY OF BACKWOODS LIFE IN INDIANA by Edward Eggleston with an introduction by Emory Hollloway Professor of English at Adelphi College, The Macmillan Company Publishers, New York, MCMXXVIII. WOODLAND IDYLS by W. S. Blatchley, Indianapolis, The Nature Publishing Company, 1912. 1/2"H x 5"W x 7 1/2"W (Armazindy) Dimensions: 1/2"H x 5"W x 7 1/2"W (Armazindy)
- (9) LEATHER-BOUND FRANKLIN LIBRARY
(9) LEATHER-BOUND FRANKLIN LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS(lot of 9) Books: on the subject of classic literature, with leather bindings, silk moire endpapers, ribbon bookmarks, gilt page ends, raised spine bands, gilt cover details, published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, including: (1) "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Mark Twain, copyright 1975, 404 pages; (1) "Walden", Henry David Thoreau, copyright 1976, 408 pages; (1) "Crime and Punishment", Feodor Dostoyevsky, copyright 1975, translated by Jessie Coulson, 552 pages; (1) "The Sound and the Fury", William Faulkner, copyright 1976, 343 pages; (1) "Moby Dick", Herman Melville, copyright 1974, 522 pages; (1) "Wuthering Heights", Emily Bronte, copyright 1975, 338 pages; (1) "Treasure Island", Robert Louis Stevenson, copyright 1975, 305 pages; (1) "The Confessions of Saint Augustine", translated by Edward B. Pusey, copyright 1976, 395 pages; (1) "The Origin of Species", Charles Darwin, copyright 1975, 507 pages; largest: approx 9.5"h, 7.5"w, 1.5"d; 20.75lbs total
- SIX FOLIO SOCIETY MARK TWAIN BOOKS
SIX FOLIO SOCIETY MARK TWAIN BOOKS Set of six The Folio Society hardcover Mark Twain (American 1835-1910) books comprising, "A Treasury Of Mark Twain", 2012, "Collected Stories" (three volumes), 2012, "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court", 2013, and "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn", 2016. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Joel A. Katz, Atlanta, Georgia. Approx. one "Collected Stories" h. 9", w. 6", d.1.25".