TWAIN, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens].
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the Globe.
Hartford, Connecticut: The American Publishing Company , 1897.
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“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't": First Edition of Mark Twain's Following the Equator
First edition, first issue of the author's pointed social critique of British Imperialism with the signature mark "11" on page 161. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine mounted cover illustration. With portrait frontispiece from a photograph of the author and 192 other illustrations by notable illustrators as A.B. Frost, Peter Newell and Dan Beard. Bookplate. In fine condition with a touch of shelfwear to the foot of the spine. An exceptional example.
Mark Twain toured the British Empire in 1895, during which time he began concocting a travelogue about the experience that was published in 1897. Twain’s narrative spans the globe, from Australia to Hawaii. Full of tall-tales and real-life criticisms of imperialist arrogance, it is written with Twain’s characteristic wit and enthusiasm for a good, entertaining story. Following the Equator was Twain’s last travel book, and “also his most serious… He relates the narrative as himself… The serious tone in some ways makes this is best travel narrative” (MacDonnell, 53).
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the Globe.
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