Pudd’nhead Wilson

Twain, Mark; John Groth (Illustrations by). Pudd’nhead Wilson. Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1974. Limited edition. 1/2000. Quarto. (xiii), [2], 164. pp., [1]. 16mo. 39 pp., [1]. Light tan paper covered slipcase, brown label with tan lettering mounted on spine. Slipcase notched for two sized books. Slipcase with cloth pull. Illustrated tan cloth boards, brown leather label with gilt lettering on spine.

This limited edition, #1132 of 2000, is signed by the illustrator at the colophon. Imaginatively illustrated throughout in b/w & color. Covers illustrated with rendition of Pudd’nhead Wilson’s town. Accompanying the book is a 5 1/4″x 3 1/2″ booklet “Puddn’head Wilson’s Calendar”.

Slipcase label chipped on left and right sides. Very light staining to slipcase. Glassine wrapper lightly chipped on the bottom. Rubbing to head of binding spine label. Slipcase in very good, glassing wrapper in very good-, binding and interior in very good+ to near fine condition overall. vg- to near fine. Hardcover. (45515) $45