Roughing It
by Mark Twain
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
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) red leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine, front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift book!
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0197
- Title
- Roughing It
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Illustrator
- Noel Sickles
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 445
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western History; Fiction; Biography & Autobiography; Easton Press;
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