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Twain, Mark : Life on the Mississippi

Chatto & Windus, 1883

A clean tight copy in highly decorated red cloth boards with gilt and black. Floral endpapers show splits front and rear at hinge, booksellers tiny label affixed at bottom right corner on front board. Previous owner's black fountain pen ink name on second free endpaper. General light shelf and edge wear. Spine slightly darkened and head/foot of cloth show small splits., Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued

First British Edition

TWAIN, Mark : LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI

TWAIN, Mark. LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. First edition, mixed state without head of Twain in flames on p.441 and but with first issue point with caption reading "St.Louis Hotel" on p. 443. This appears to be the less common combination of the Intermediate state of this title."Sold by Subscription only." 624 pp. 8vo., brown cloth stamped in gilt and black with gilt spine (helmsman) and cover (man smoking pipe dockside) vignettes. Minor wear to spine at heel and crown. Minor corner wear. Cloth and gilt clean and bright. Over 300 b/w illustrations. A near fine copy., Fine

Twain, Mark : Life On The Mississippi

Chatto & Windus, 1904

Th boards are worn.Tanning.Rubber stamp.Well bound.Good copy.Early edition.[R.M]. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

Twain, Mark : Life on the Mississippi

Chatto, 1897

The boards are a bit marked and worn. Library markings and scarring. Netting visible. Tanned.. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

Twain, Mark : Life on the Mississippi

James R. Osgood and Company, 1883

Original publishers brown cloth with black titles and bright gilt design front hinge starting book plate darkening on gutter pages 408-409. "The St. Charles Hotel" on page 443 caption, without the illustration of Mark Twain's head in flames on page 441., Very Good

1st Edition

Twain, Mark : LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI

James R. Osgood and Company 1883, Boston, 1883

large 8vo. 624pp. Frontispiece "The Baton Rouge". With more than 300 illustrations. First edition, 2nd state with Twain in flames illustration on p 441 but with 'St. Charles Hotel' as the caption on p443.[corrected from St. Louis that the first state calls for]. 'It it' error present pp444 lines 7/8. A fine binding with blocked gilt and black illustrations. No gilt to the edges. Unfaded or worn brown cloth. Neat owners name to the head of the title-page. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardback

1st edition, later issue

Twain, Mark : LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI

The Folio Society, London, 2008

large 8vo. 384pp. Illustrated blue boards with a royal blue slip-case. All fine.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: hardback. Jacket: Slipcase

4th printing