The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - 1885

New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. Edward Kemble. A handsome copy of the correct 1885 1st edition, 1st issue, with the major agreed-upon issue points all present. These include: 1) Table visible underneath bust of Twain; 2) Heliotype Printing Co. imprint; 3) Heading on Pg. 9 for Ch. 6 reads "decided"; 4) Pg. 13, "him and another man" reference to Pg. 88; 5) Pg. 57, 11 lines up, says "with the was"; 6) Pg. 143, 7 lines down, part of "b" in "body" missing; and 7) Pg. 155, final number in pagination missing. There are other, subtler issue points as well but the ones cited above are core requirements, without which demonstrating the true 1st edition would be very difficult. This is a clean, very presentable copy to boot, with bright gilt-titling and design along the front panel and spine. 2 tiny bumps at the front panel's edges, just a touch of light wear along the spine crown. Internally, very clean, save for one neat, period name ("Joe Mayell") to the front pastedown. The 174 Edward Kemble illustrations are all present and crisp, and beautifully complement Twain's immortal text.