The Prince and the Pauper; A Tale for Young People of All Ages

5.75x8"x1". 280 pgs. Blue cloth boards w/ Twain's emblem in gilt on front. Gilt emblem and letters on spine. Colophon on title page. G-T letters on copy right page. Frontispiece: "Tom Rose and kissed the King's Hand." Dedication. Quote from Shakespeare. Contents. List of illustrations in B&W, w/7 additional. Preface. Spine straight, binding tight, slight tone, unmarked. Water stain to bottom of covers. Ghost sticker to back cover. "This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales and Tom Canty, a street beggar. During a chance encounter, the two realize they are identical and, as a lark, decide to exchange clothes and roles--a situation that briefly, but drastically, alters the lives of both youngsters. The Prince, dressed in rags, wanders about the city's boisterous neighborhoods among the lower classes and endures a series of hardships; meanwhile, poor Tom, now living with the royals, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is." Goodreads.…