Reader’s Digest, Pleasantville New York., 1990. First RD Edition. Hardcover.. Very Fine/--. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/4.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. NEVER OPENED. Book and Covers VERY FINE. Would be As New except for small book store stamp inside front and back covers. Sewn binding. Boards are light green cloth, spine is dark green leatherette, gilt lettering. Front cover has matte green illustration of a traveller and title/author in gilt. Very faint tiny bits of dust-like mark on front cover from adjacent book on shelf. Boards are clean, crisp, flat, straight corners. Inside is clean, crisp, tight, unread. Book includes illustrated insert “The World’s Best Reading - The Innocents Abroad - Mark Twain”, crisp, clean, flat, unopened. The Innocents Abroad: Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress: Being Some Account Of The Steamship Quaker City’s Pleasure Excursion To Europe And The Holy Land. Monotone illustrations. No photos. Illustrations by Peter Newell and Others. Afterword by Leslie Fiedler. One of a series of Collectible editions of classics. Not a Condensed Book.

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The Innocents Abroad, also known as The New Pilgrims’ Progress , was written by American author Mark Twain, and first published by the American Publishing Company in 1869. The humorous travel book follows the voyage of Mark Twain and his fellow travelers on a retired Civil War ship titled the USS Quaker City. While traveling through Europe, Egypt, and the Holy Land, Mark Twain critically (but comically) examines both his tourist shipmates and the tour guides he encounters throughout his travels. While also famous for such novels as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Innocents Abroad was Mark Twain’s bestselling book during his lifetime.

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On Feb 24 2018, a reader said:

The Innocents Abroad is an autobiography, of Mark Twain and his cruise through Europe and the Holy Land. Twain is very descriptive of life in each of the countries he visits, and the people's attitudes toward Americans at that time. He is a self taught and knowledgeable 19th century American. His descriptions of life in Europe and the Holy Land at that time are informative. Not being treated nicely, very often, by Europeans, he expresses his criticisms of European ways. His attitudes toward women are typical of that time period. In writing about the going about everyday doings, the lack of computer convenience is seen. It is interesting learning about him, and life at the time of this book. I suggest that people reading this book, keep in mind the time period, when reading about his attitudes toward others. I love his writing talent.

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Bookseller: WILLOWBAY BOOKS (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: B0854Fict
Title: The Innocents Abroad.
Author: Mark Twain
Format/Binding: Hardcover.
Book Condition: Used - Very Fine/--
Edition: First RD Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0895773392
ISBN 13: 9780895773395
Publisher: Reader’s Digest, Pleasantville New York.
Place of Publication: Pleasantville, Ny
Date Published: 1990
Pages: 432 Pages.
Size: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/4.
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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