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Life on the Mississippi, 1st Ed, 2nd St.Mark Twain 1883

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Mark Twain. Life on the Mississippi, 1st ed.: Clemens, Samuel L. (Mark Twain.) LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. 8vo. 624 pp., heavily illustrated throughout. Original publisher's 1/2 morocco over cloth, spine sl

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1883 1st ed Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi: 1883 1st ed Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi St. Louis Missouri Steamboat “Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates.” – Mark Twain, Life on

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1890 1st ed Mark TWAIN Connecticut Yankee: 1890 1st ed Mark TWAIN Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Magic Novel “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” ― Mark

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1924 1st ed Mark TWAIN Autobiography Anecdotes Missouri: 1924 1st ed Mark TWAIN Autobiography Anecdotes Missouri Huck Finn Tom Sawyer 2v “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” ― Mar

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Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi, 1883, 1st Edition, illustrated: "Life on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain. Elaborately illustrated throughout with over 300 illustrations, published by James R. Osgood & Co., 1883, First Edition Second State. Tailpiece of Twain in fla

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Life on the Mississippi, 1st Ed, 2nd St.Mark Twain 1883

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Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain 1883. First edition, second state, lacking the urn on page 441 and with the caption The St. Charles Hotel on page 443. Hardback with dark brown cloth cover, with elaborately embossed and gilt decorations on front cover and spine. Profusely illustrate with over 300 black and white engravings.

Publisher: James R. Osgood & Co, Boston
Date published: 1883
Dimensions: 9 in h x 6 in w x 2 in d

Condition: Fair with discoloration to cover, surface wear to cover, some fading to cover, browning pages, minor foxing, missing second page.

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9 x 6 x 2 in

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Name: Life on the Mississippi, 1st Ed, 2nd St.Mark Twain 1883
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