Spot the first: Upper board: An extra embossed line about 3mm long at the top left of the skull (first state binding)
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Spot the first: Jacket, front flap: Priced 8s 6d net (first issue jacket)
Spot the first: Upper board: Skeletal hand blind-stamped (first edition)
Spot the first: Publisher's catalogue at end: 32 page catalogue dated October 1884 (first issue)
- 1st Chatto & Windus1884 Hardback · Tom Sawyer books I own Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chatto & Windus 1884 Log in to want this
- Thomas Nelson1884 Hardback · Tom Sawyer books I own Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Thomas Nelson 1884 Log in to want this
- Ria Press1884 Hardback · Tom Sawyer books I own Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Ria Press 1884 Log in to want this
Spot the first: Upper board: Plain, with no silhouette (plain binding state)
Spot the first: P.10, line 31: Misprint shoo for shoot (first impression, shoo state)
- 1st Grosset & Dunlap1925 Hardback I own The Secret of Chimneys, Grosset & Dunlap 1925 Log in to want this
- Pan Books1925 Hardback I own The Secret of Chimneys, Pan Books 1925 Log in to want this
- John Lane The Bodley Head1941 Hardback I own The Secret of Chimneys, John Lane The Bodley Head 1941 Log in to want this
Spot the first: Pp. 2 and 7: 'dead man's chest' is printed without capitals (first issue)