Edited with an Introduction by Michael Patrick Hearn (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition thus. NYC: Norton, 2001. 1st edition thus, NF/NF. Book has former owner name (felt-tip) on FFE. Dust jacket have some light edge wear. Profusely illustrated with old-time b & w photos and drawings. Includes double-column text, annotations on most pages, two appendices (1. "Jim and the Dead Man" 2. "The Raft Episode"), bibliography. Another wonderful volume in the annotated books of literature. Nice copy, heavy book, 480 pp. E.W. Kemble (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The Annotated Huckleberry Finn. Slight bumping to corners, minor shelfwear, chipping on bottom edge, else very good. E.W. Kemble (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. SUPERB: METACLASSIC: INDISPENSABLE: "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn." -Ernest Hemingway: Over 100 years after its initial publication, this SUMPTUOUS, BEAUTIFULLY-ILLUS., THOROUGHLY ANNOTATED new edition celebrates Twain's great American novel within its historical & literary context: NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. 2001) First Printing: NEW handsomely-illus. unclipped mylar-protected cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & showing orig. $39.95 pub. price at top-right inside-front flyleaf, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, BEAUTIFUL deep-blue library-durable-treated marbled-paper-over-boards cover w/ gleaming silver-green double-rule borders & w/ line-portrait of Huck within interior borders centered on front panel & titles similarly handsomely presented within gleaming pale-silver-green double-rule borders on spine, IMPECCABLE pale-teal end-papers, NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & w/ gold-blue-checked linen bands at spine-caps, PRISTINE interior SPLENDIDLY marrying a profuse panoply of skillfully-selected illustrations w/ texts presented down center of pages (left & right) & extensive annotations w/ additional illus. conveniently presented in generous left-right outside margins.* 8.74" x 10.26" x 1.86", 1.96 kg, clxvii+480 (648) pp * FEATURING: (a) Countless annotations drawing on vast amounts of primary success & much previously unknown material; (b) A lengthy introduction about Twain's life, his writing, & the publication of Huckleberry Finn; (c) All of the original E.W. Kemble illustrations from the first edition; (d) Additional rare drawings, photographs, cartoons, posters & other illustrations (274 in all) in 2-color throughout.* ABOUT THE BOOK: A sumptuous annotated edition of the great American novel: First published in 1885, the book has delighted millions of readers, while simultaneously riling contemporary sensibilities, & is still banned in many schools & libraries. Now, Michael Patrick Hearn, author of the best-selling The Annotated Wizard of Oz, thoroughly reexamines the 116-year heritage of that archetypal American boy, Huck Finn, & follows his adventures along every bend of the mighty Mississippi River. Hearn's copious annotations draw on primary sources including the original manuscript, Twain's revisions & letters, & period accounts. Reproducing the original E.W. Kemble illustrations from the first edition, as well as countless archival photographs & drawings, some of them previously unpublished, The Annotated Huckleberry Finn is a book no family's library can do without; it may well prove to be the classic edition of the great American novel. * ABOUT MARK TWAIN: SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS (1835-1910), best known to the world by his pen-name Mark Twain, was an author and humorist, noted for his novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called "the Great American Novel" & The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) & many others. * ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR: EDWARD WINSOR KEMBLE (1861-1933) was born in Sacramento, California. An American cartoonist and illustrator, Kemble was commissioned by Mark Twain to illustrate the original edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He also created political cartoons and other illus. for newspapers and magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, The New York Daily Graphic, and Life. * ABOUT THE AUTHOR-EDITOR: MICHAEL PATRICK HEARN has written for the NYT, The Nation & many other publications. His books include From the Silver Age to Stalin: Russian Children's Book Illustration & The Porcelain Cat; he has edited The Victorian Fairy Tale Book, The Annotated Wizard of Oz, The Annotated Christmas Carol, & The Annotated Huckleberry Finn. He lives in New York City. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "For 100 years, the argument that this novel 'is' has been identified, reidentified, waged & advanced. What it cannot be is dismissed. It is classic literature, which is to say it heaves, manifests, & lasts." -Toni Morrison. Illustrated w/ the original illustrations by E.W. Kemble & w/ hundreds of archival photographs & drawings (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 8.78" x 10.28" x 1.36", 1.50 kg, cii+402 (504) pp In celebration of the 100th anniversary of its publication, a beautifully illustrated annotation of The Wizard of Oz, complete with an exact reproduction of the original 1900 edition.The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the quintessential American fairy tale. Michael Patrick Hearn, the world's leading Oz scholar, now provides a fascinating new annotation that not only reacquaints readers with the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion, but also illuminates the colorful background of this treasured American classic. This edition explores numerous contemporary references, provides character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word "Oz." A facsimile of the rare 1900 first edition appears with the original drawings by W.W. Denslow, as well as 25 previously unpublished illustrations. There is a bibliography of L. Frank Baum's published work, every notable "Oz" edition, and the stage and cinematic productions from 1939's The Wizard of Oz, to the 1974 Broadway hit, The Wiz. A beautiful, awe-inspiring work, The Annotated Wizard of Oz is an enduring tribute to the timeless joy of The Wizard of Oz, and a classic to rival Baum's own. About the Authors L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American author, poet, playwright, actor, and independent filmmaker best known today as the creator―along with illustrator W. W. Denslow―of one of the most popular books in American children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen Oz sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a plethora of other works, and brought several of his works to the stage and screen. His is known to his fans as "The Royal Historian of Oz." Michael Patrick Hearn has written for the New York Times, The Nation, and many other publications. His books include From the Silver Age to Stalin: Russian Children's Book Illustration and The Porcelain Cat; he has edited The Victorian Fairy Tale Book, The Annotated Wizard of Oz, The Annotated Christmas Carol, and The Annotated Huckleberry Finn. Hearn lives in New York City. W. W. Denslow (1856-1915) was a prolific illustrator, cartoonist, and caricaturist, best remembered for his work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his illustrations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the first of the Oz books. An editorial cartoonist with a strong interest in politics, Denslow also illustrated his own books including Denslow's Mother Goose (1901), Denslow's Night Before Christmas (1902) and the 18-volume Denslow's Picture Books series (1903-4). The royalties from the print and stage versions of The Wizard of Oz were sufficient to allow Denslow to purchase Bluck's Island in Bermuda, and crown himself King Denslow I. However, he drank his money away, and he died in obscurity, of pneumonia. Martin Gardner (1914-2010) is regarded as one of the world's leading experts on Lewis Carroll and his work. The author of more than a hundred books, he wrote the "Mathematical Games" column for Scientific American for twenty-five years and has been hailed by Douglas Hofstadter as "one of the great intellects produced in this country in this century." * SHIPPING. Pictures by W.W. Denslow (illustrator).…