The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Bethany, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Belford Brothers, Publishers, 1877 First Canadian Edition. Octavo. 341 pages. Original cloth spine and front cover bound-in at rear. Twentieth-century three-quarter autumn morocco, gilt. Some rubbing to binding. Near fine. Very Rare! ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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.
Reviews
On Jul 20 2012, TheRealPeterGC said:
This Book about a kid with a Extraordinary adventures.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jans Collectibles: Vintage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6807
- Title
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Belford Brothers, Publishers
- Date Published
- 1877
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Bethany, Missouri
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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- Children & Juvenile Children’s Fiction & Literature
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