Thursday, January 27, 2011

First Edition of Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain 1883

Now up for bid on Ebay:

Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain 

With more than 300 illustrations

Published in 1883 by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston

First edition. Intermediate state B: without of Mark Twain in flames on page 441; with caption reading "The Saint Louis Hotel" on page 443

Estimated grade: Good to Very Good. Frontispiece is developing a tear along the binding, but remains attached at top and bottom of page. Pages have tanned lightly with age. Boards shows typical shelf wear - minor scuff marks, blunted corners. 

Rebound in original hardcover, with nice tight binding. 

Auction ends on Sunday, January 30, 2011


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