Life on the Mississippi
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1883. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1883. First edition, mixed state with Twain and urn in flames on page 441 and corrected caption "St. Charles" (not "St. Louis") on page 443. Newly rebound in antique brown cloth, gilt ruling, leather spine label. Laid brown paper endpapers. 8vo. Cloth binding, 624 pp. More than 300 illustrations. A beautiful copy of Twain's story of his life as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi. Fine condition..
Synopsis
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the American Civil War. The book begins with a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' of an experienced pilot. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rose's Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008386
- Title
- Life on the Mississippi
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MARK TWAIN SAMUEL CLEMENS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Literature and Fiction;
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About the Seller
Rose's Books, IOBA
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts
About Rose's Books, IOBA
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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