signed first edition
1885 · New York
by Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]
New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. First American edition. Very Good +. With original sketch by E. W. Kemble, artist of the iconic Huckleberry Finn frontisportrait, tipped onto the verso of the front free endpaper. The sketch is inscribed "To Ralph from E W Kemble" and captioned: "By gum: I do believe a Sody Fountain in Cairo would be a great snap."
A solid, Very Good+ copy of the book, with no repairs or restoration. Wear at the heel of the spine and lower corners, with the cloth worn through or fraying. Internal contents generally clean and fresh. Leather bookplate of Ralph C. Runyan and paper bookplate of K. O. Foltz to front (truncated)
A solid, Very Good+ copy of the book, with no repairs or restoration. Wear at the heel of the spine and lower corners, with the cloth worn through or fraying. Internal contents generally clean and fresh. Leather bookplate of Ralph C. Runyan and paper bookplate of K. O. Foltz to front (truncated)