London: Reader's Digest Assn., 1992. A hardback production in the Reader's Digest series of 'The World's Best Reading'. These seem to have been produced without dust wrappers. Fine. No inscriptions or annotations. 223 pages. 8vo - over 7 3/4 " - 9 3/4 " tall. Half bound in brown calf, with brown cloth boards, gilt titles to spine and upper board. Like new. Afterword by Bernard deVoto, adapted from 1932's Mark Twain's America . Illustrated by Paul Geiger. Includes leaflet summarising the novel and the life of Samuel Clemens. Like New. Book. .

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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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Bookseller: David Edward Hellawell (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1724
Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Author: Twain, Mark
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Reader's Digest Assn., 1992
Keywords: Mark Twain Samuel Clemens Tom Sawyer Hannibal Mississippi USA QSE

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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...
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Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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