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Twain's Life on the Mississippi, 1st Edition: Heading: Author: Twain, Mark Title: Life on the Mississippi Place Published: Boston Publisher:James R. Osgood Date Published: 1883 Description: 624 pp. With more than 300 illust

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Twain's Life on the Mississippi, 1st Edition

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Description

Heading:
Author: Twain, Mark
Title: Life on the Mississippi
Place Published: Boston
Publisher:James R. Osgood
Date Published: 1883
Description:

624 pp. With more than 300 illustrations. Original brown cloth decorated in black with gilt pictorial vignettes, lettered in gilt on spine. First American Edition, First State.

An intermediary state which retains the tail-piece on p. 441 as described, but with the corrected caption 'St. Charles Hotel' on p. 443. At the request of Mrs. Clemens, the original tailpiece was removed in later issues as she felt it too morbid.

Reference: BAL 3411.

Condition

Slight shelf wear and rubbing to cloth; hinges cracked, binding solid, some ink marks and soiling; very good.

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SKU: 113472717
Price: 350 USD
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