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  “You cannot surprise an individual more than twice with the same marvel": First Edition, first state of Mark Twain’s Life On The Mississippi in the publisher's original full sheep

  TWAIN, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens].

  Life On The Mississippi.

  Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883.

  First American edition, first state of this provocative portrait of the great Mississippi River with tailpiece of Twain in flames on p. 441 and “The St. Louis Hotel” caption on p. 443. Octavo, original publisher's deluxe full sheep with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In very good condition, rebacked. Uncommon.

  Price: $2,500.00     Item Number: 142314

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  First edition, first issue of Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi

  TWAIN, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].

  Life on the Mississippi.

  London: Chatto & Windus, 1883.

  First edition, first issue of Twain's provocative portrait of the great Mississippi River which preceded the first American edition. First issue with the publisher's advertisements at rear dated March 1883. Octavo, original publisher's red pictorial boards stamped in black and gilt, patterned endpapers, frontispiece, plates and over 300 illustrations. In near fine condition with toning to the spine.

  Price: $750.00     Item Number: 150454

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