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First edition, first printing of ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' by Mark Twain, with illustrations by E.W. Kimble. New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. This beloved classic has become a wellspring of American literary fiction, prompting Ernest Hemingway to say, ''All modern American literature comes from just one book by Mark Twain called ''Huckleberry Finn.''
All first issue points present including: (1) heading for chapter 6 reads ''Decided'' on page 9; (2) ''Him and another man'' listed incorrectly with ''88'' on page 13; (3) page 57, 11 lines from bottom, reads ''with the was''; (4) tablecloth under the bust of Twain at frontis is visible and ''Heliotype Printing Co.'' imprint is present, with tissue guard; (5) on page 155, the second ''5'' is in a different font; (6) final leaf is blank; (7) title page is tipped-in. Novel runs 366pp. measuring 7'' x 8.75''. In publisher's green pictorial cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black. Scuffing to boards with front board partially separated at lower joint, and front hinge starting. A few signatures within partially detached, and light foxing. Good condition.