"Seelye's version seems even funnier than the original, and also more moving, since Seelye's Huck Finn is even less sentimental about life and Tom Sawyer than Twain's Huck Finn. He is also more perceptive about black people than the original." -- Hughes Rudd , CBS News "Seelye has stitched together a whale of a book. Without reference to Twain's own version, it is almost impossible to see the seams where 1970 joins 1884." -- Geoffrey Wolff , Newsweek
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"Seelye's version seems even funnier than the original, and also more moving, since Seelye's Huck Finn is even less sentimental about life and Tom Sawyer than Twain's Huck Finn. He is also more perceptive about black people than the original." -- Hughes Rudd , CBS News "Seelye has stitched together a whale of a book. Without reference to Twain's own version, it is almost impossible to see the seams where 1970 joins 1884." -- Geoffrey Wolff , Newsweek
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Seller's Description:
Good in good dust jacket. Mild shelf wear and toning to jacket. Toning, small scuffs on page edges, inteior clean. Boards slightly bowing. Binding sound.
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Good in Unclipped jacket. Size: 9x5x1; First ed., 1970; 338 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong paper only faintly age-toned; deckle edges; binding firm; boards fine, but d.j. has suffered staining and edge wear while protecting the volume beneath.
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Good. Good condition. [0671209515] (Mississippi River, Adventure, Fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Like New. Second Edition. Published by University of Illinois Press, 1987. Octavo. Book is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
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Good. No Jacket. Inscribed by the author to Pauline Kael: "For Pauline with love and kisses/ John (1/3 author)." A misshapen book: heavily cocked with wavy boards. A good copy, lacking the dust jacket.
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Fine. No defects, As New, lacking the dust jacket. Signed by the author with the note: 'None Genuine without the label Mark Twain'. John Seelye--who tried.". A major rewrite of Mark Twain's classic with significant changes. Loved by some readers, by others, not so much. Small 4to 9"-11" tall. 339 pages. Signed by Author. T2.
