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Life on the Mississippi
by TWAIN, Mark
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1883 Mark Twain 1ed Life on the Mississippi St. Louis Missouri Steamboat FLAMES
"Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
– Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi
"Life on the Mississippi" is a memoir by Mark Twain, of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It is also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the war.
A rare first edition of Mark Twain's classic "Life on the Mississippi". Featuring more than 300 illustrations throughout, this is truly a remarkable find for any Twain collector. See below for edition points.
Item number: #19955
Price: $1500
TWAIN, Mark
Life on the Mississippi
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. 1883. True First Edition. First printing.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 624
o 316 illustrations
· First printing points:
o p. 441: Flames tailpiece is included (illustration of Twain's head in flames)
o p. 443: The caption reads 'The St. Charles Hotel' (instead of 'St. Louis') no priority given to St Charles or St Louis.
· References: BAL 3411; Howes C 480
· Provenance: Handwritten – [J. W. Holmes], 1883
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~9in X 6.25in (23cm x 15.5cm)
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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
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19955b
- Title
- Life on the Mississippi
- Author
- TWAIN, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1883
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1883 Mark Twain 1ed Life on the Mississippi St. Louis Missouri Steamboat FLAMES, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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