Life on the Mississippi
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
James R. Osgood, 1883. First Edition . Half-Leather. Very Good. More than 300 illustrations. First Edition, First State with Twain in flames illustration. Larger, heavy book, brown half-leather, 624 pages. Worn at top tips and nearby edges, tiny surface wear spot near bottom front tip, very slight rubbed spots at spine top and bottom, left and right edges, light rubbing to raised spine edges, gilt fairly bright, marbled end papers, ink name and date (1888) on second front end paper. Near Very Good copy.
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
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05309
- Title
- Life on the Mississippi
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- Autobiography River Leather
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rivers;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
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