1883 Mark Twain 1ed Life on the Mississippi St. Louis Missouri Steamboat CLASSIC

1883 Mark Twain 1^ed Life on the Mississippi St. Louis Missouri Steamboat CLASSIC

“Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates.”

– Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi

“Life on the Mississippi” is a memoir by Mark Twain, of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It is also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the war.

A rare printing of Mark Twain’s classic “Life on the Mississippi”. Featuring more than 300 illustrations throughout, this is truly a remarkable find for any Twain collector. See below for edition points.

Item number: #30861

Price: $599

TWAIN, Mark

Life on the Mississippi

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. 1883. First edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • 624
  • 316 illustrations
• Edition points:
  • 441: flames tailpiece not included
  • 443: The caption reads ‘The St. Charles Hotel’ (instead of ‘St. Louis’) no priority given to St Charles or St Louis.
• References: BAL 3411; Howes C-480
• Provenance: Handwritten – J. Lambert
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Decorative brown cloth
• Size: ~9in X 6.25in (23cm x 15.5cm)

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