The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Hartford, Conn. The American Publishing Company, 1876. First Edition, Second Issue. Octavo, xvi, 17-275, [1], [4] pages. Publisher's original gilt-lettered and decorated blue cloth covered boards. Illustrated in black-and-white. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the great classics of American literature and among the defining works of 19th-century juvenile fiction. Set along the Mississippi River, the novel follows Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Becky Thatcher, and their companions through a series of comic, mischievous, and sometimes dangerous adventures, combining boyhood nostalgia with Twain’s sharp humor and social observation. First published in book form in 1876, Tom Sawyer remains one of Twain’s most beloved works and introduced characters and themes that would become central to his later masterpiece, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Rear hinge badly cracked, with the rear board nearly detached. Rubbing and general wear to the binding, with discoloration to the cloth. A few leaves torn and nearly detached. Scattered foxing and discoloration, else in good condition. Item #330
Price: $1,500.00