Twain (Mark, pseud. Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Life on the Mississippi
£275
London, Chatto &Windus, 1883.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red pictorial cloth lettered in gilt.
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain recounting his experiences as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. Collectors often seek copies with the advertisements dated March 1883 at the rear, indicating the first impression
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Spine slightly dulled with a couple of minor closed tears, some wear to fore-corners, overall a very good example.
Illustrations. Advertisements, dated March 1883.
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