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CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne (1835-1910). The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hartford: The American Publishing Company, 1876.
8o. 4-page publisher's advertisements bound at end, wood engraved frontispiece and numerous illustrations in text by True Williams and others. Blue morocco gilt extra, the front cover with oval portrait of Twain on ivory, a wide floral border in gilt, spine gilt-lettered and decorated, edges gilt, by Bayntun; quarter morocco folding case.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, printed on wove paper, versos of half-title and preface blank. BAL 3369. A VERY FINE BINDING.
8o. 4-page publisher's advertisements bound at end, wood engraved frontispiece and numerous illustrations in text by True Williams and others. Blue morocco gilt extra, the front cover with oval portrait of Twain on ivory, a wide floral border in gilt, spine gilt-lettered and decorated, edges gilt, by Bayntun; quarter morocco folding case.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, printed on wove paper, versos of half-title and preface blank. BAL 3369. A VERY FINE BINDING.