LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1883. First U.S. edition. Twain's memoir of his days as a Mississippi steamboat pilot prior to the Civil War his trip along the river from St. Louis to New Orleans following the war. Second issue/state without the tail piece illustration of Twain in flames on p.441 and with caption on p.443 reading "The St. Charles Hotel." Tall 8vo (or small 4to) brown cloth boards stamped in gilt and black on front and spine; 624 pages. Very good with cloth at spine ends nicked and lightly rubbed, gilt illustration on spine a little dulled, fore edges faintly foxed, and the occasional spotting to margins.
Item #72326
Price: $500.00
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