The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
The American Book Company. Used - Very Good. 1887. 374 pp., illus. Bound in half polished calf over marbled boards by Bonneau of Paris. Spine ruled in gilt, with raised bands, ruled in gilt. 2 tears at p. 242 (archivally repaired. Stitching loosening a little, but still quite strong. Overall very sound. (Subject: Fiction.)
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
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- S42825~
- Title
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Author
- Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The American Book Company
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
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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....
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
This Book’s Categories
- 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