TWAIN MARK The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Sale 2332 - Lot 261

Price Realized: $ 15,000

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Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000

TWAIN, MARK. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 1 page of advertisements and half-title. 8vo, original publisher's red cloth stamped in black and gilt, few spots of staining on front cover, joints strengthened, corners bumped; hinges partially split but secure, minor spots of foxing on a few preliminaries, contemporary ownership inscription on front free endpaper, armorial bookplate of E. Hubert Litchfield and leather bookplate of Walter Chrysler on front pastedown, yellow endpapers; preserved in cloth slipcase and chemise, faded. London: Chatto and Windus, 1876

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first edition in the original cloth. Published 9 June, 1876, the English edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the true first edition. Twain preferred that the American edition wasn't published until the novel had first appeared in England, thus securing a British copyright. Tom Sawyer was Twain's first novel written entirely by himself as well as his best-selling title. BAL 3367.