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CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain"). The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. London, 1884. 8o. Original pictorial red cloth, gilt (spot of dampstaining at top of spine, two gatherings loose, hinges tender, but not cracked and with the gilt remaining bright); cloth folding case. FIRST EDITION of this landmark, preceding the American edition by some months. The present copy saddle-stitched with wire staples rather than sewn with thread (no priority given). BAL 3414.
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CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain"). The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. London, 1884. 8o. Original pictorial red cloth, gilt (spot of dampstaining at top of spine, two gatherings loose, hinges tender, but not cracked and with the gilt remaining bright); cloth folding case. FIRST EDITION of this landmark, preceding the American edition by some months. The present copy saddle-stitched with wire staples rather than sewn with thread (no priority given). BAL 3414.