Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

When Huck Finn Went Highbrow [INSCRIBED BY COUNTESS ESTELLE DOHENY]

New York: Thomas F. Madigan, Inc., 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. Unpaginated. Original half vellum over blue paper covered boards, with facsimile of Mark Twain's signature printed on front board and gold lettering on spine. Ex-libris of Lucy Smith Battson (ex Lucy Doheny) on free front endpaper. Inscription of Estelle Doheny on half title-page: "For Lucy Battson with the consent of Ma D.", and dated February 23rd 1934. Frontispiece of a b/w reproduction of a photograph of Mark Twain protected by a tissue-guard. Facsimile reproduction of a 3-page letter written by Mark Twain. Limited edition of 125 copies, this being No.52. Minor soiling on binding. Binding in very good, interior in fine condition. vg. Item #23736

Price: $150.00

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