LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI-BY MARK TWAIN-1ST ED-1883-A NICE COLLECTIBLE!

Description: LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI BY MARK TWAIN C.1883 About this Item: Boston James R. Osgood 1883, 1883. First Edition, Very Early State. on p.443 reading "The St. Charles Hotel". Profusely illustrated throughout. Tall 8vo, publisher’s original decorated cloth with black stamped decorations and gilt pictorial vignettes on the upper cover, covers have some rubbing/dings and the spine decorated in black and with a large gilt pictorial vignette, lettered in gilt, a.e.g. 624. An about Good+/Good++ copy with corner's bumped but still retaining sharpness, spine reasonably tight yet shaken and reglued with all pages still in text block with all pages fanning easily inside hinges *cracked and reglued* head to toe with outside hinges in great shape, previous owner's stamp to front paste down with some slight age toning to the interior the front/back end papers, small tear to the top of the page with the steam ship . One of Twain's best books and a rare find in a Good+ copy in original cloth. Twain writes about his home and his muse-the great Mississippi. "As a dwelling place for civilized man it is by far the first upon our globe." (preface) In this largely autobiographical narrative, Twain gives us a vivid account of his youth on the great river and his trials in going from Cub to river boat captain. A brilliant first hand account of the steamboat age, the science of river piloting, and the life of the river itself from the point of view of those who made their living navigating it. A truly wonderful book and a valued piece of the American legacy. All sales are "AS IS" and FINAL so please read the summary, view all pics and ask all questions PRIOR to bidding! THANK YOU!

Price: 549 USD

Location: Marion, Arkansas

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