Adventures of Huckleberry Finn SIGNED
West Hatfield, MA: Pennyroyal Press, 1985. Barry Moser. Full leather. A lovely, near-pristine example of this lavish 1985 Pennyroyal Press edition of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". #14 OF 350 COPIES OF THIS CENTENARY EDITION, BOUND IN FULL GREEN LEATHER (EXECUTED BY E. GRAY PARROT, EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS) AND SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR BARRY MOSER AT THE LIMITATION. THIS COPY ALSO INCLUDES THE ADDITONAL SUITE OF PLATES (IN THIS CASE, FEATURING 46 OF THE 49 BARRY MOSER WOODCUTS CALLED FOR) AND THE PUBLISHER'S OATMEAL LINEN CHEMISE AND SLIPCASE, NONE OF WHICH ARE MENTIONED IN THE LIMITATION. (The 3 missing plates within the suite are "Mark Twain", "The Cabin" and "Jim, Alone"). Clean and very well-preserved, with bright-gilt numbering and bordering to the front panel and crisp, completely unflecked gilt-titling and bordering along the spine. Thick folio, Barry Moser's highly-evocative woodcuts beautifully complementing the text. Foreword to this edition by Henry Nash Smith, printed by Harold McGrath. Near Fine. Item #14505
Price: $2,500.00