Following the Equator - First Issue, 1897.
by Mark Twain
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
1897 American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1897. Condition: VG+ to NF. First Edition. First issue, with signature mark "11" on page 161, and no mention of New York on title page; octavo, 712 pages. Original blue pictorial cloth, designed by Frank Berkeley Smith (1869-1916), depicting an elephant with colors of gray, tan, blue and gilt; spine fully decorated in gilt. An attractive example of this title which is getting increasingly difficult to locate thus. a tight copy with a small owner's name upper corner front ep, and an even smaller one (stamped) upper corner of the rear ep. If you can see past these owner marks your savings will be substantial.
Synopsis
Following the Equator (American English title) or More Tramps Abroad (English title) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Moose
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023489
- Title
- Following the Equator - First Issue, 1897.
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Date Published
- 1897
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Odds and Ends;
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About the Seller
The Book Moose
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Lincoln, New Hampshire
About The Book Moose
The White Mountains of New Hampshire, mostly non-fiction, maps, early guides and view-books, Many maps of The White Mountains, counties, state, etc…, photos, CDV's, stereo views, illustrations, Original Birdseye views, etc. of the White Mountains and New Hampshire in general. We boast the largest collection of material concerning at the White Mountains that is for sale anywhere in the United States.
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