8vo. Lithographic frontispiece by E. W. Kemble, photographic frontispiece of Twain bust by Karl Gerhardt (BAL 3415), illustrations in text. Publisher's original sheep (some chipping and toning, hinges starting).
 
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, early state, with the following issue points: the title leaf in the second state; the frontispiece in the first state; first state of p. 13 with "Him and Another Man" plate listed as being on p. 88; first state of p. 57 with “was” for “saw”; first state of pagination on p. 155 (without the final “5”); third state of p. 283; with final blank 23/8. The American release of The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin“ was delayed by nearly two months due to an "obnoxious" defacement on p. 283. Of the four bindings produced the sheepskin is considered to be the rarest, with only 2,500 copies produced. BAL 3415; Johnson pp. 43-50.