Paris: Bibliothèque Nouvelle de la Jeunesse/A. Hennuyer, [1886]. First French Edition. Hardcover. Scattered foxing; old repair to the joint at the bottom of the rear cover. Tight and Very Good. Achille Sirouy. Quarto (7" x 9") in publisher's tan pictorial cloth stamped in red and black on the spine and front cover with 4 embossed color vignettes on the front cover and one embossed color vignette on the rear cover, all by A. Souze; all edges gilt. Illustrated with text engravings throughout by Achille Sirouy.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017845
Title: LES AVENTURES DE TOM SAWYER
Author: TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]
Illustrator: Achille Sirouy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Scattered foxing; old repair to the joint at the bottom of the rear cover. Tight and Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First French Edition
Publisher: Bibliothèque Nouvelle de la Jeunesse/A. Hennuyer
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: [1886]
Keywords: Mark Twain, 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, Illustrated Books, French Language
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century American Literature; 19th Century Literature;

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Charles Agvent

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