Description: Title: Life on the MississippiAuthor: Mark TwainPublisher: James R. Osgood and Company, BostonPublication Date: 1883Binding: HardcoverBook Condition: Very GoodEdition: 1st Edition, 1st State A very good copy of the true first edition with with the tailpiece depicting Twain's head and urn in flames on pp. 441 which was later deleted as Twain's wife objected to the morbidity of the illustration. The caption on pp. 443 reads the "The St. Louis Hotel," which in later issues is corrected to "The St. Charles Hotel." Condition: Bound in the original publisher's brown cloth with gilt vignettes on the front board and spine. Light wear and rubbing to covers, spine ends slightly worn. Previous owner's inscription from 1883 on the front and rear endpapers which show cracking at the hinge but are still holding strong.
Price: 1450 USD
Location: Thornhill, Ontario
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Topic: Classics
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company, Boston
