The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain, Illustrated by C.F. Payne, 2015

Mankato, MN: Creative Editions, 2015. NF/NF. Stated First Edition. First printing with number line ending in 1. The tall book is tight with solid hinges. Thin friction lines to mid spine. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Lavishing illustrated. The dust jacket is unclipped ($29.99 on back cover) with faint wear to spine ends. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 296 pages. 8 x 10¾" tall.

illustrator C. F. Payne breathes new life into Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Here is impish Tom, overbearing Aunt Polly, the "idle and lawless" Huckleberry Finn, and all the other residents of fictional St. Petersburg,

Payne’s illustrations are fun and engaging, capable of standing independently or as supplements to an American classic. For many readers, perhaps the majority, the illustrations will enhance their reading of this classic.