Mark Twain – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – First Edition 1884
£1,750.00
A first edition, first printing, first state of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’, with publisher’s catalogue dated ‘October, 1884’ at the rear of the book. Publisher’s red cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and black on spine and front board. Leaf-patterned end-papers. A near fine copy without inscriptions – a little bleeding to the edge of the rear endpaper – all internally in remarkably fresh condition with sharp corners. A superb copy.
The novel follows Huck Finn, a rebellious boy who escapes his abusive father and journeys down the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave. Along the way, they encounter con men, feuding families, and moral dilemmas. Through Huck’s perspective, Twain critiques racism, hypocrisy, and societal norms in pre-Civil War America. The novel’s use of dialect and satire makes it a literary masterpiece, though its themes have sparked controversy.
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A first edition, first printing, first state of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’, with publisher’s catalogue dated ‘October, 1884’ at the rear of the book. Publisher’s red cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and black on spine and front board. Leaf-patterned end-papers. A near fine copy without inscriptions – a little bleeding to the edge of the rear endpaper – all internally in remarkably fresh condition with sharp corners. A superb copy.
The novel follows Huck Finn, a rebellious boy who escapes his abusive father and journeys down the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave. Along the way, they encounter con men, feuding families, and moral dilemmas. Through Huck’s perspective, Twain critiques racism, hypocrisy, and societal norms in pre-Civil War America. The novel’s use of dialect and satire makes it a literary masterpiece, though its themes have sparked controversy.
