LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1883, 1883. 624pp. Frontispiece "The Baton Rouge". With more than 300 illustrations. First edition, 2nd state with Twain in flames illustration on p 441 but with 'St. Charles Hotel' as the caption on p443.[corrected from St. Louis that the first state calls for]. 'It it' error present pp444 lines 7/8. A fine binding with blocked gilt and black illustrations. No gilt to the edges. Unfaded or worn brown cloth. Neat owners name to the head of the title-page. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.. 1st edition, later issue. Hardback. Fine. large 8vo.
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
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MH102
- Title
- LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st edition, later issue
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company 1883
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- large 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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Thomas Rare Books
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Yaxley, Suffolk
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