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FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Hartford, Connecticut: The American Publishing Company, 1897. First issue. Near fine.. First edition of Twain's final travel book, following his lecture tour through Hawaii, Australia and the South Pacific, India, and South Africa, an unusually bright copy. Best known for his children's books today, in his own lifetime Twain achieved fame first through his travel writing. FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR makes an interesting companion to the earlier travel writings, beginning with INNOCENTS ABROAD (1869), his most popular book at the time. Here Twain offers characteristically witty and cutting Gilded Age opinions with the confidence of an established humor writer and veteran voyager. While already famous by this time, Twain booked the tour of worldwide lectures and planned this book because he was in fact deeply in debt. The success of EQUATOR did indeed put him back in the black. A heavy book, over 700 pages on thick paper, it is usually found in rough condition: this is a beautiful copy. Octavo. 8.75'' x 6''. Original blue cloth stamped with light blue and gilt, pictorial paste-on, gilt-stamped spine. Illustrated throughout, with many full-page plates. 712 pages. Light rubbing to paste-on, mild shelf soil to top edge. A strong copy with tight hinges: fresh cloth, gilt bright, clean interior.
Synopsis
Following the Equator (American English title) or More Tramps Abroad (English title) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49804
- Title
- FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First issue
- Publisher
- The American Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- 19th century,American,Travel,Humor
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About the Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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