American Publishing Company, Hartford, First Edition, First Issue printed on wove paper with the half title page printed on a separate leaf that is blank on the verso. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Chatto and Windus, Octavo. Original red cloth with border and cover design blocked in black and lettering in gilt, cream coated endpapers. Housed in a blue quarter morocco solander box.
The true First edition, published on 9 June, thus preceding the first American edition that appeared in mid-December by some six months. Twain chose to have the book published first in London to ensure copyright and perhaps also because he was more highly esteemed in Britain than at home. Oxford conferred an honorary doctorate on Twain in , three years before his death, an honor grander than any he ever received in America.
Bookbid Rare Books Published: The American Publishing Company, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. First American edition, first printing, with the following points: Wood-engraved frontispiece and numerous wood-engraved text illustrations by True Williams and others. Some expert and very small repairs to inner hinges, some light stains to rear endpapers just affecting last two blank fly-leaves.
Some light occasional marginal soiling, but still an excellent copy. Original blue vertically-ribbed cloth decoratively stamped in black and gilt and lettered in gilt and blind on front cover and spine. Back cover decoratively stamped in black with publisher's device stamped in black in the center. Even with the aforementioned issues this is still an exceptional copy of the very rare first issue of this classic tale.
Housed in a quarter black morocco clamshell case.
The irresponsibility, the love of odd adventure, and the sense of natural justice as opposed to the village code, which characterize the heroes of this book and its sequel Huckleberry Finn, presented a sharp contrast to the Sunday School or rags-to-riches literature which was then the common fare doled out to children. For once, the natural rights of the small boy were set forth by a great writer who remembered his own childhood, when he had indeed inveigled some boys into whitewashing a fence for him, given pain-killer to his cat, teased his brother unmercifully, and continually sharpened his wits in devising ways of escaping punishment.
These books let fresh air into the minds of parents who had shut the door on their own childhood, and they will be classics the world over as long as there are boys" Grolier, American. Grolier, American, Peter Parley to Penrod, pp. David Brass Rare Books, Inc. American Publishing Company, First edition, first printing. Original decorated blue cloth, gilt. Spine ends lightly frayed, some stains to cloth, some strengthening of hinges, but a very good tight clean copy.
The first printing was 5, copies, and by January, , 9, copies had been printed and bound. Advance subscription orders called for a second printing before the day of publication, so even those very first buyers of this book stood only a fifty precent chance of getting a copy of the first printing. Housed in a quarter morocco folding case. Peter Parley to Penrod, p. Grolier American Hundred Mac Donnell Rare Books. Original full sheep, black morocco label, gilt, raised bands.
The number of copies of the first printing bound in sheep is unknown, but by , 28, copies had been printed and bound, of which 3, were in the sheep binding. Housed in a quarter morocco case. The half title and frontispiece are printed on separate leaves with versos blank. Four pages of adds at rear. Book is bound in blue buckram stamped in gilt and black. The inner hinges have expert, almost invisible repair.
Previous owner's stamp on rear pastedown. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. Book is housed in a quarter morocco clamshell case.. Cahill Rare Books Published: The American Publishing Co, Wood-engraved frontispiece and half title printed on separate leaves, and numerous wood engravings by True Williams and others. Lovely full blue morocco with gilt borders, spine in compartments decorated in gilt; an excellent copy. First printing, first issue, with all issue points noted.
Featuring one of the best-loved characters in American fiction, we join Tom with his well-known incidents of the whitewashed fence, his love affair with Becky Thatcher, and the trial of Injun Joe, all evocative of life in the Mississippi River towns in which Twain spent his youth. A somber undercurrent is threaded through the high humor and brazen nostalgia of the story, which highlights the dichotomy of the innocence of childhood and the inequities of the realities of adulthood in this Midwestern town: The adventures of Tom Sawyer was continually adapted for film and television.
Lauded as the "Father of American Literature," Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his most-used pen name, Mark Twain, is a hallmark of classic American literature. Known for his famous work, The adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain is known for his radical civil rights views and often-censored subject matter.
His works run the gamut from novels, to collections of letters, to humorous stories about nineteenth century steamboat culture.
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Both are in the original condition, as new. A very good tight clean copy, expertly recased. With a Christmas, gift inscription. Housed in a cloth slipcase. Original red cloth gilt with black decorations, considerable wear on spine, at spine ends, on edges and corners. Publishers devices on title page and at rear. Rear device has penciled in the following: Solander Box red morocco spine gilt with 5 raised bands over red cloth, signed by Root.
First printing preceding the American of Twain's landmark work. First Edition, First Printing.
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Fore-edges of five leaves browned or frayed due to having once been slightly sprung, spine ends heavily worn, some foxing and scattered stains in text; but a good tight copy. Housed in a cloth folding case, leather label. The American Publishing Co. Printed on laid paper. Both this and the first issue were released on the same day of publication in equal numbers. A very handsome copy in a pleasing state of preservation, the text-block is very clean and unusually well preserved, the binding with only very light evidence of edge-wear or shelving, the tips skillfully consolidated and expertly tended to in very sympathetic fashion.
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A very nice, bright and pleasing copy of an iconic and cornerstone American literary work. It lies at that very special moment in history when America, having challenged its past sets off on the new adventures that will force it into the coming century and the great expansion of its democratic spirit. To this day, it remains a cornerstone of American literature. The card is of heavy stock and was previously attached to another sheet of paper, the remains of which are on the verso.
A glue stain is present on the bottom edge of the card and very minute amounts of foxing are present on card face. The original cloth covers of the book have had the corners professionally touched up and the original spine is professionally refurbished although still age darkened with the gilt considerably less bright than the front panel. There is an ink name on the front endpaper, the hinges have been stabilized with Japanese paper, and the first contents page has a short tear near the gutter.
The pages have light age toning, there is some soiling on the rear pastedown and endpaper, the front endpaper has two small tears and a tiny chip, and there is off setting on the second and third front endpapers from a prior occupant and which bleeds through faintly to the illustration and title page. The binding is still quite solid. American Publishing Company, First Edition. This attractive second issue book has an important point of printed on the copyright page, and on the title page. Later editions have a later year such as The binding is exceptionally nice, with minor wear to the boards.
A wonderful copy housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation.. A beautiful copy bound in brown leather with raised bands and gold lettering. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. A wonderful copy in collector's condition..
When sent to the printer and printed on 6" x 9" paper stock, most all the lines wrap so you get some short lines and some long - a complete mess! This printer did not even bother to define the right paper size. Also did not bother to print page numbers or anything beyond the Mark Twain text. Alot of the complaints in the reviews about this book are that "It is too slow", and "It is too difficult to read. This is actual literature from over years ago. Yes it takes work to get through the dialogue. It is not exactly a page turner in that regard.
But if you can be patient, and "get into the groove' of the dialect, then you will soon be able to read through the conversation with less effort. Of course, I am reading this as an adult, and because I chose to do so, and not for a homework assignment. I am glad I took the time to do so, because this to me is what literature is all about. It's rewarding - not just a book you cruise through in two days, and then give it to your 10 year old who also reads it in two days. There is a lot of social commentary, as well as commentary about the inherent decency of man, and what we do to screw up our kids along the way.
Critics are correct, this is not a children's book. It just happens to be about a child. Mark Twain was a masterful writer. I hope you take the time to work through this book. Also, the Dover Thrift version does not appear to be censored - as some of the other books are purported to be. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I wonder if somewhere in the Great By and By Mr Clemons is having himself a little chuckle every time some English teacher assigns his tome to another class of befuddled students.
Surely the man who created the least literate, most rebellious, and most happily ignorant character in American Lit would appreciate the irony. He might even crack wise at the serious sermonizers and pretentious pontificators lauding his deeply flawed novel as the prodigious. Of all people, Mark Twain would know a sham when he saw one. Even taken in the context of the day, this novel's glaring inadequacies and blunders are hard to miss. But then, he would also recognize the American-ness of the response, as well, the salesman's spiel, the overblown praise, the pumped up pomposity, the urgent, if insecure, need to apply superlatives.
I feel so lucky to have found these books I got the Tom Sawyer companion book, too. The gift shop in Hannibal was selling the set in a pristine, brand new binding, etc. I just couldn't justify the cost. But when I found these books from the original or so printing in these lovely sleeves, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. And, combined, the two were cheaper than Hannibal's offering!
What a great book. Having used the 7th edition often, this was a pleasant update to the old edition with updated photos, easier navigation of pages, and overall just a fantastic resource that Im sure everyone involved with neurosurgery for years has been using.
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The book in my opinion just feels cleaner with a better layout and color coding scheme that helps once you have used it a few times to quickly navigate an otherwise complex load of information. Cant really speak to how great the book is as I am still new to the field, but has proven itself time and time again for me in the short time owning it to be a great companion for rounds, pimp questions, quickly refreshing prior to cases etc The chapter numbers seem to get off my Kindle version is not bad. The chapter numbers seem to get off my 1 at some point for Tom Sawyer, but didn't seem to be missing text.
I bought the Kindle version to read when I don't have the book another publisher with both books as well. Other than the chapter numbers, it was a good format - although not much to get wrong I guess. I think most physical books have a few maps and fancy fonts on some parts, but that's not vital to the story. Around the Yule Log. Great American Ghost Stories. A Budget of Christmas tales [Annotated]. Lyman Frank Baum, Collection. The New Pun Book. Works of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Works of Mary Hallock Foote. The Mark Twain Collection. The Pot of Gold.
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