The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
by Twain, Mark. [Samuel Clemens]
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1969. Finely bound edition of Twain's masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated by C. Walter Hodges. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation of Twain's masterpiece.
Synopsis
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in the antebellum South on the Mississippi River in the town of St. Petersberg, based on the town of Hannibal, Missouri.
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On Jul 20 2012, TheRealPeterGC said:
This Book about a kid with a Extraordinary adventures.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134505
- Title
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
- Author
- Twain, Mark. [Samuel Clemens]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Mark Twain First Edition, Sangorski and Sutcliffe Fine Binding, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn First Edition
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About the Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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- Children & Juvenile Children’s Fiction & Literature
- Fiction & Literature Fiction by Region American Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Classic Literature
- Fiction & Literature Historical Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Individual Authors Mark Twain
- Children & Juvenile Juvenile & Young Adult Juvenile Fiction & Literature Juvenile Classics