Roughing It

by Twain, Mark

Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870–71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book Innocents Abroad. This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad. Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861–1867.

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1872
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Hartford: American Publishing. Fair with no dust jacket. 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth stamped in gilt. First issue. Has first edition points: double frontis (detached, laid in, with tape to verso) , ad p. 592, Capital E in Eastern p. 330; Capital T for trees p. 156; 13th not 16th p. 156; "his" p. 242. Shaken,… Read more about this item
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Hartford, Conn: American Publishing Company, 1872. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 591 pp. Original brown cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Covers edgeworn, spine ends chipped and previously mended, shaken, endpapers soiled/stained, contents mostly clean with occasional foxing, pencilled inscription on front free endpaper. First Edition, First… Read more about this item
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by Mark Twain

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The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions (1972). First Edition Thus; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Noel Sickles. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine)… Read more about this item
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by Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

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Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1872. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Roughing It". Published by the American Publishing Company in 1872. Measures 9" x 5-¾". First edition, first issue with page 242 lines 20-21 with the words "he" and "his" present; Page 156 has a capital "T" for "Trees", and "thirteenth" instead of "sixteenth"; Page 330 line 23… Read more about this item
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Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1872. First Edition, Second State. Hardcover. Octavo, [i]-xviii, [19]-591 pages. In Good condition. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering and stamped decoration. Boards have heavy rubbing to corners and edges exposing boards, fraying to spine edges, and white and tan marks on both covers. Binding somewhat shaken. Textblock has light age toning, light foxing… Read more about this item
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Hartford, Conn: American Publishing Company, 1872. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [5], vi-xviii, [1], 20-591, [5] pp. Full contemporary calf with the spine in five compartments with a black morocco label lettered in gold; all edges decoratively speckled. Fully illustrated by eminent artists: with two frontispieces, six plates, and numerous in-text wood engravings. BAL 3337. McBride 20.… Read more about this item
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Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1872. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Roughing It". Published by the American Publishing Company in 1872. Measures 9" x 5-¾". First edition, first issue with page 242 lines 20-21 with the words "he" and "his" present; Page 156 has a capital "T" for "Trees", and "thirteenth" instead of "sixteenth"; Page 330 line 23 has… Read more about this item
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The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions (1972). First Edition Thus; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Noel Sickles. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Near Fine. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Easton Press bookplate with prior owner's name affixed to front fly leaf. Else Fine / As New. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block… Read more about this item
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Hartford, Conn: American Publishing Company, 1880. Hardcover. G Cover and spine have general wear, fading, staining, and edge damage. Interior cover binding is loose. Bookblock has age toning. Inerior pages have age toning. Inscription from previous owner on front end page (dated 1881). Brown stamped cloth, gilt title and decoration on spine, gilt decoration on front cover; 591… Read more about this item
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Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1872. First Edition, First State. 591pp. Octavo [23 cm] Brown cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. About very good with rubbing and wear to extremities with the corners exposed. Complete with both frontispieces and six tipped-in plates. By the time Sam Clemens was 25 years old, he had served two apprentices… Read more about this item
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Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1872. First edition, early state, worn copy in the publisher's tan leather binding. Advertisement on page 592; word "his" omitted on page 242; capital "E" in Eastern on page 330; capital "T" in Trees on page 156; "My" is good on page xi; but the "y" in My on page 19 has a bit of… Read more about this item
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by Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel Langhorne)

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1872
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Hartford: American Publishing Company. First State/First Issue (A) With One Frontispiece, Per Bal3337 With All Points (P.242, 21-2 "Premises - Said He Was"; Advert. P. 592). Xviii + 591 + Frontis. + 6 + Advert. A Handsome Copy Rebound In Tan Sheepskin, Marbled End Papers, Clean And Sound. Book Plate On Front Free End Paper, Scattered Minor Foxing,… Read more about this item
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by Mark Twain

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Hartford, Conn: American Pub. Co., 1874. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair/None-As Issued. The covers show shelf wear, rubbing, soiling and bumping. Yhr spine coveris detatched but present. The front hinge is starting to separate but is stillm reasonably tight. The contents show some foxing otherwise they are clean.
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Hartford, Conn: American Publishing Company, 1890. Hardcover. F+ (Substantial wear to outer spine material with fading and wear at head and heel; some soiling and scuffs to covers; hinges are loosening; pages have some foxing and also what look to be occasional burn marks; text and illus. are generally clear; not the choicest jewel in the box but still… Read more about this item
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by Twain, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens)

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Hartford, Connecticut: American Pubishing Co., 1872. Book. Illus. by "eminent artists". Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Half calf binding. BAL 3337, with p. 242 State B. With the ad on p. <592>; "thirteenth" (uncorrected) on p.156; "Eastern" with capital E (uncorrected) on p.330. There is a 2" and a 1"… Read more about this item
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Harper & Brothers, New York, 1913. Author's National Edition hardcover in very good condition with no dust jacket. The book is red cloth with the author, title, and publisher embossed on the spine in gold. The spine shows wear and fading. The boards are sturdy and straight. The pages are tan with some foxing but the pages are clean and… Read more about this item
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ROUGHING IT

by TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]

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1872
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Hartford et. al.: American Publishing Company, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Some toning to the paper, as often the case, with pages clean; hinges sound. Joints with a few small areas of loss of cloth, the spine lightly frayed at the tips. Very Good. Publisher's black cloth. BAL 3337: State A of page 242, with final ad leaf. Publisher's… Read more about this item
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by Twain, Mark

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Authorized Edition. The Complete Works of Mark Twain
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1913
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New York, NY: Harper Brothers, 1913. Authorized Edition. The Complete Works of Mark Twain. Hardcover. Very Good. Good copy in the original green cloth boards with gilt and black titling. Well-preserved overall; binding is square, tight, bright, and strong.
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