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New York: The Century Co, 1885. Leather. 960p. A hardcover book bound in 3/4 leather with brown cloth boards. FAIR condition. Leather portions scuffed; tear in the middle of the spine. Hinges cracked, but pages securely enough attached for reading purposes. Owner's inscription (dated 1884) and numerous smudges inside. A damaged but readable copy. Volume 29 (New Series Volume 7) of THE CENTURY, containing two excerpts of THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN prior to the actual novel's publication (pages 268 and 544). Illustrated with many black and white engravings.

NY: The Century Co.. Good with no dust jacket; Boards heavily worn at corners and spine, front . hinge tender, owner name on title page, pages toned.. 1885. Hardcover. Halfbound leather with brown cloth sides. Bound volume XXIX, New Series Vol. VII containing illustrations and articles from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Includes two excerpts from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, excerpts from Henry James' The Bostonians, Joel Chandler Harris' Free Joe and the Rest of the World with illustrations by A. B. Frost, and other contributions by Edward Eggleston, Mrs. Schuylver van Rensselaer, John Burroughs, W. D. Howells, Frank R. Stockton, Theodore Roosevelt, Emma Lazarus, George W. Cable, and many others. Engravings, maps, photos. Many articles about the Civil War. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 960 pages .

New York/London, The Century Co./F. Warne & Co., [1885]., 1885. Thick 8vo. Illustrated with halftones and maps. Original gold cloth stamped in dark brown and blind, t.e.g. Very good. Bookplate of Charles S. Schwartz on the front pastedown. Includes three excerpts p. 268-278; 456-458; 544-567 from Twain's as yet unpublished "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.". Hardcover.

This is a bound volume of six issues of "The Century Illustrated Magazine" from November 1884 to April 1885. The issues are illustrated and contain works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, etc. Three-quarter leather binding with gilt lettering and four raised bands on the spine.Three issues within this volume contain "episodes" of the story "THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN" by Mark Twain; these episodes constitute the first appearance of the story, before it was published in book form. From the preface to the December 1884 issue: "The following episode is taken from an unpublished book called 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer's Comrade.'" The following three "episodes" are included:* December, 1884: "An Adventure of Huckleberry Finn: With an Account of the Famous Grangerford-Shepherdson Feud"* January, 1885: "Jim's Investments, and King Sollermun"* February, 1885: "Royalty on the Mississippi: As Chronicled by Huckleberry Finn"Other interesting content includes:* "The Bostonians" by… Read More

1884. soft. Fine. Original Edition The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine November 1884 - to - April 1888 Volumes 7 - to - 13 These 7 volumes, each one containing 6 original issues (42 issues), comprise one of the most desirable and highly sought after classics. Original text block beautifully rebound in black leather and buckram with gild lettering.
The December 1884 issue contains the First American Printing of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain .
Each issue contains the Famous Series entitled Battles and Leaders of the Civil War . These volumes contain this complete series . The publishers contracted with leaders on both sides of the Civil War to write their first hand accounts and details of the significant battles and events. U.S.Grant was paid $1,000.00 of each of 4 articles. Grant later included these articles in his 2 volume set memoirs. The series drew so much interest that it lasted for three years. Among the contributors to the series besides Grant were Union generals, William Tecumseh… Read More