"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", by Mark Twain, illustrated by Norman Rockwell, second by Rockwell illustrated edition published by The Heritage Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, copyright 1936 and 1964.

Hard boards, original publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on front board and spine [one small stain on the backboard-- see photo]; 6.1/2" x 9.3/4"; 346 pages with Rockwell's b/w chapter headings printed on high quality laid paper; 8 color plates on glossy paper [all listed plates are present], a few small stains, very good condition

In 1935, George Macy, the publisher of the Heritage Press and Limited Editions Club books, invited Norman Rockwell to illustrate Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

Rockwell visited Hannibal, Missouri, Twain's boyhood town, to find authentic details to include in his work. Twain's vivid descriptions of character, setting and mood were an inspiration to the illustrator, who considered each of the writer's scenes to be "complete and perfect to the last detail."

Rockwell remembered, "These were classics. I read through the books, making notes of which scenes would make good pictures. Of course certain scenes- for instance, Tom whitewashing his Aunt Polly's fence- were required."

Rockwell purchased old clothes from the Hannibal locals to "soak up the atmosphere": "Of all the illustrators (and there were quite a few) that illustrated these novels in the past, Rockwell was the first to visit Mark Twain's home town. In typical Rockwell fashion, no amount of detail or research was ignored, faked or quickly glossed over."

Rockwell illustrated for Heritage Press two of Twain's most famous books, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in 1936 and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in 1940.

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