The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: Norman Rockwell Collector's Edition [Hardcover]

A great American novelist, illustrated by a great American artistnow available in a collectible two-volume set
In 1936, the Heritage Press, a publisher of fine editions, commissioned Norman Rockwell to illustrate Mark TwainsAdventures of Tom Sawyer; four years later, they asked him to illustrateThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finnas well. For each book, Rockwell created eight full-color paintings and numerous pen-and-ink drawings, the product of extensive on-the-ground research in Twains hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. Famously, Rockwell even tried to buy some Hannibal residents old clothes, to dress his models in.

For years, the Rockwell editions ofTom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finnhave been unavailable in stores. Now, Abbeville Press is proud to reissue them as a handsome new clothbound set. The color plates are reproduced from new photography of Rockwells original paintings, the typesetting has been done anew to a high standard, and new introductionsillustrated with Rockwells rarely seen preliminary sketchesexamine this unique encounter between two legendary chroniclers of America.