Descrizione

First Edition, First State with perfect "M" line 1 on Contents page xi; p. 156 with a capital "T" in "Trees" and "thirteenth" instead of "sixteenth"'; text lines 20 and 21 are complete on p. 242; p. 330 with "Eastern", later corrected to "eastern"; the publisher's advertisement on p. [592] is present. Profusely illustrated by a number of the most eminent artists of the day, illustrations include 8 full page plates and nearly 300 additional illustrations throughout. "Camping in the Snow" illustration faces the frontispiece. 8vo, publisher's original brown cloth, the upper cover with frame work in blind and a central gilt ornamental pictorial device, the lower cover with frame work in blind and central ornament in blind, the spine restored using the original spine panel and lettered in gilt, hinges refurbished and strengthened. xviii, 591, [1] pp. A handsome and well preserved copy of one of Twain’s hard-to-come-by first edition works. The text-block in excellent condition, the binding strong and attractive.