Easton Press HUCKLEBERRY FINN by MARK TWAIN- Nice MINT!

SYNOPSIS:

A 19th-century boy, floating down the Mississippi River on a raft with a runaway slave, becomes involved with a feuding family, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt, who mistakes him for Tom. A young boy living in mid-nineteenth century Missouri relates the many adventures that he and his friend, an escaped slave, experience as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. Includes explanatory notes throughout the text, an introduction discussing the author and the background of the story, and a study guide. Twain spent seven years writing HUCKLEBERRY FINN--the book Hemingway claimed is the basis for all American fiction. The story of Huck's and Jim's quest for freedom on a raft on the Mississippi provides a panoramic view of Southern society, which Twain saw as beset by greed, violence, and coldhearted brutality in the guise of virtue. At the end of the book, Huck definitively abandons the hypocrisy and cant on which he has been raised when he makes the shocking decision to go to hell rather than betray his friend Jim and send him back to slavery. The book has been banned from time to time, beginning with its publication in 1885, when it was deemed too subversive for children, until the late 20th century when, despite its compassionate attitude toward blacks and is violent denunciation of slavery, it has been branded racist because of Twain's use of dialect and "offensive" language. In addition to its message of tolerance and understanding, HUCKLEBERRY FINN continues to be read, talked about, and loved by readers of all ages because it's a cracking good coming-of-age story full of vivid characters and hilarious events --and because Twain's relentlessly clear-eyed angle of vision sees beneath the foibles and absurdities of humanity to the common ground that we all share.

You are looking at a brand new, never read, mint condition book manufactured to the highest quality standards by The Easton Press:

Easton Press books are superbly printed and beautifully bound. The finest archival paper has been radiantly gilded. The genuine leather cover is deeply inlaid with an appropriate design and the spine is elegantly titled in precious 22 karat Gold. Other deluxe features include smyth-sewn pages, moiré fabric end sheets and a sewn-in satin ribbon page marker.

This Easton Press edition is a timeless classic and an essential and luxurious addition to your private library.

You will find this book to be in absolutely perfect and brand new condition (further proof lies in the binding which will make “cracking” noises when you open the book as it is not yet “broken in”)- with the ONLY exception being that a 2” round gold “Library Of” seal has been affixed to a forward page of the book. This book has been maintained on a shelf in dedicated home library in a no children, smoke free home with a housekeeper that has performed regular dusting.

Therefore, in summary, this is nothing short of your opportunity to obtain a CLASSIC BOOK in MINT CONDITION and manufactured to ESTATE QUALITY for your private library that will surely become a FAMILY HEIRLOOM to be passed down!

Notes about the Pictures: You may in some images see reflections, shadowing, mirroring and other aspects that are NOT indicative of any defects in this book, but rather the environment in which the pictures were taken. This is due to the reflective nature of the natural leather book covers, gold inlay and gilding combined with the bright under counter halogen lighting. When you receive your book it will look even better than these pictures indicate!