Samuel Clemens, Mark Twain / Life on the Mississippi 1st Edition 1883

Description: Life on the Mississippi Author: [Clemens, Samuel] Twain, Mark Title: Life on the Mississippi Publication: Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883 Description: Half Leather. Very Good binding. Octavo. 624 pp., illus. First American edition, first state. In publisher's half calf with marbled paper over boards. Rebacked with backstrip laid down; gilt stamped spine labels renewed. Binding is a bit shelf-rubbed; spine is just a trifle darkened; nevertheless a solid copy; contemporary owner gift inscription on the first blank; minor chipping to the rear free endpaper and an early mend to final blank that precedes it. Blanck cites the prospectus identifying more than half a dozen publisher's binding styles, this half calf with marbled boards, marbled endpapers, and marbled textblock edges, is among the more uncommon. All point present to identify this as the first state, per BAL 3411. Seller ID: 8899 Subject: Literature and Fiction Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB I have been a bookseller and bookbinder for nearly two decades. I offer a general stock with an emphasis in private press and illustrated books, as well as literature and Americana. I take pride in my high level of customer service; if you aren't satisfied with either the book or the service you've received, please let me know about it so I can make it right. Terms All order are shipped with 1 business day upon receipt of payment. The standard shipping method is USPS Media Mail but Priority Mail or UPS shipping is available. Please inquire before payment if you'd like the invoice adjusted to account for a different shipping method. I will accept returns for any reason within 30 days so long as the book or item is returned in the same condition in which it was sent.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 650 USD

Location: Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

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