1884 huckleberry finn non-illustrated

Greetings all,

I have a copy of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" that I would
like some information about. The most curious aspect is that it is
unillustrated; but all the information I can find on the newsgroups
only discusses the illustrated version.

Unfortunately the front matter is missing, and the original cover has
been replaced by a temporary paper cover. The book is 293 pages long,
and after the text is a list of books from the publisher Chatto and
Windus. At the top of the page on the right is printed "October,
1884." There are 28 pages of advertisements still present.

I would be most grateful for any information regarding this book.
Best regards
Tim

Hi Tim,

It does appear that the first edition was the 1884 Chatto and Windus
edition and that this came out ahead of the first American edition. I
checked on http://used.addall.com and only came up with the following
listing that in any way resembles your book:

"CHATTO & WINDUS 1922 A NEW IMPRESSION Hard Cover Poor. No Jacket A
SUNNED SPINE AND SOME STAINING TO REAR BOARD, RED BOARDS WITH GOLD
TITLES, 293 PAGES. "


Does this help?


Francis A. Miniter


Tim Robinson wrote:

Greetings all,

I have a copy of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" that I would
like some information about. The most curious aspect is that it is
unillustrated; but all the information I can find on the newsgroups
only discusses the illustrated version.

Unfortunately the front matter is missing, and the original cover has
been replaced by a temporary paper cover. The book is 293 pages long,
and after the text is a list of books from the publisher Chatto and
Windus. At the top of the page on the right is printed "October,
1884." There are 28 pages of advertisements still present.

I would be most grateful for any information regarding this book.
Best regards
Tim

"Francis A. Miniter" wrote in message ...
Hi Tim,

It does appear that the first edition was the 1884 Chatto and Windus
edition and that this came out ahead of the first American edition. I
checked on http://used.addall.com and only came up with the following
listing that in any way resembles your book:

"CHATTO & WINDUS 1922 A NEW IMPRESSION Hard Cover Poor. No Jacket A
SUNNED SPINE AND SOME STAINING TO REAR BOARD, RED BOARDS WITH GOLD
TITLES, 293 PAGES. "


Does this help?

Francis, thank you for your research and the link.

The first edition is indeed chatto and windus October 1884 but
*illustrated*, whereas mine is dated 1884 but not illustrated.
I am still confused.... ;-)