The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - 1946

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946 Reprint of 1930 Random House edition, featuring the illustrations of DONALD MCKAY. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER in a reprint edition featuring the coveted DONALD MCKAY illustrations. ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. Mr McKay (who died only ten years ago) is famous for illustrating the history of the island of Manhattan from the ground up, and from the mastodon era all the way through the skyscrapers. A twin to the same edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (which see), this hardcover is NOT the Illustrated Junior Library Edition, and DOES HAVE THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. 5 1/2" x 8 1/8', 305 pages, with decorated end papers showing a group of boys by the white board fence, color and b/w illustrations throughout Pages = Near Fine: page 97/98 has 1/4" chip, very slight tanning, else very clear, text sharp, corners sharp, tight to spine, very colorful pictures, no marks Cover (red cloth boards, blind stamped with the "M T" emblem front, and gray panel with gold gilt particulars on spine Original unclipped dust jacket (gray framed green paper with small McKay illustration and particulars in yellow and white) = Very Good: moderate sunning and fading, light chipping to top and bottom edges, tiny chip to center of spine, else entire, clear, colorful, no tears, no marks