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Twain

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

James R. Osgood, 1883

3954.50 €

Buddenbrooks Inc.

(Newburyport, United States of America)

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Year of publication
1883
Place of printing
Boston
Author
Twain
Publishers
James R. Osgood
Edition
ONE OF TWAIN’S BEST BOOKS AND A RARE FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
First edition
Yes

Description

First Edition, First State. Earliest points, with the tailpiece of Twain in flames on p.441, and with caption on p.443 in the earliest state reading "The St. Louis Hotel". Profusely illustrated throughout, and with a number of interesting clippings including announcements of Twain's passing and a copy of the last photograph he posed for. Tall 8vo, publisher’s original decorated cloth with black stamped decorations and gilt pictorial vignettes on the upper cover, the spine decorated in black and with a large gilt pictorial vignette, lettered in gilt, a.e.g. 624 pp. A handsome and pleasing copy, with minor rubbing to the tips, the text-block clean, the hinges strong,
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