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366 pp. Double frontispiece (including portrait), with tissue-guard, plus numerous wood engravings throughout. (8vo) 21.5x16.3 cm (8½x6½"), original decorative green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black. First American Edition, later state.

First edition of the quintessential classic of 19th century American literature. The present copy exhibits the following issue points: title leaf is integral, with copyright notice dated 1884 (second state); the illustration captioned "Him and another Man" [p.13] listed as p.87 (second state); 11th line from bottom of p.57 reads "...with the saw." (second state); p. 283 is an integral leaf with the corrected engraving (fourth state); the final 5 in the numeration of page 155 is present (third state); later state of the frontispiece portrait (imprint of Heliotype without tablecloth visible). BAL 3415.