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Published by Osgood, 1883
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Mark Twain on a tipped in page. This First Printing book has all the First Issue points. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with some wear to the panels. The pages are clean with minor wear to the edges. There is no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy SIGNED by the author. We buy Mark Twain First Editions. Signed by Author(s).
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, 1883
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original publishers brown cloth with black titles and bright gilt design front hinge starting book plate darkening on gutter pages 408-409. "The St. Charles Hotel" on page 443 caption, without the illustration of Mark Twain's head in flames on page 441.
Published by Gabriel Wells 1922-27, New York, 1922
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Signed
The Definitive edition, one of 1024 numbered sets, with volume one signed by Mark Twain and Albert Bigelow Paine. The publisher states that Twain intended a definitive edition and signed 1024 single leaves in 1906 in anticipation of this edition. Octavo, 37 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine over marbled boards, each volume illustrated with frontispiece and plates. In very good condition. "To understand America, read Mark Twain. No matter what new craziness pops up in America, I find it described beforehand by him He was never innocent, at home or abroad" (Garry Wills). "High and fine literature is wine," Twain once wrote, "and mine is only water; but everybody likes water." This beautiful edition of Twain's complete novels, essays and sketches attests to the enduring popularity and power of his worksâ "many of which, despite their author's protestation to the contrary, have come to be regarded as among the finest vintage American literature offers. Among other classics, the set includes A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Life on the Mississippi, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First state with tailpiece on page 441 depicting urn, flames, and head of Mark Twain; caption on page 443 reading "St. Louis Hotel". Laid in is a memo note from the Current Literature magazine reading as follows: "Sept. 9, 1889 (to) Samuel L. Clemens Esq.- Dear Sir, Your subscription to Current Literature expires with the Sept. No. We trust you have been sufficiently pleased to favor us with a renewal. No magazine sent beyond the date of expiration. Yours truly, The Current Literature Publishing Co." Written at an angle across the memo, "Continue the subscription for another year", SIGNED "S. L. Clemens" and dated "Sept. 23, 1889". The memo paper is almost tissue thin, was folded and pasted to a heavier grade backing. The note was extracted, folds, tears and chips were repaired, and it is now stabilized with a Japanese paper backing. The Volume: It is half bound in black leather over cloth, has gilt stamped spine lettering and decorations, 5 raised bands, gilt lined borders on front and rear panels; all edges marbled. The volume has undergone restoration to the leather on the spine ends and corners, and the hinges have been reinforced. The gilt is partially rubbed away on the spine ends and the cones are bumped. Most of the spine gilt is in very good condition. The font endpaper has chips on all edges (longest being 1"x 1/8" on the top edge), and except for the reinforced hinges and front endpaper chips, the interior is in excellent condition. The book presents really well. Signed.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with the image of Twain in flames on page 441 and with "The St. Louis Hotel" caption on page 443. The book is in excellent condition and is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's brown cloth. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy in collector's condition.
Published by James R. Osgood & Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member: SNEAB
First Edition
A very handsome copy bound in the publisher's original full-calf binding with moroccan labels on the spine. Internally, very clean and tight; virtually unread. The front hinge has been reglued and is cracked along the marbled endpapers. This is the first issue with the tailpiece drawing of Twain in flames emanating from an urn on p.441, but with the second issue with the caption on p. 443 reading "The St. Charles Hotel". With occasional scuffing along the edges and some small pieces of leather missing at the top and bottom of the spine ends. A collector's copy of this classic rarely found in the original leather binding. Life on the Mississippi begins with a brief history of the river as reported by Europeans and Americans, beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542.[2] It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' (apprentice) of an experienced pilot, Horace E. Bixby. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River in a section that was first published in 1876, entitled "Old Times on the Mississippi". Although Twain was actually 21 when he began his training, he uses artistic license to make himself seem somewhat younger, referring to himself as a "fledgling" and a "boy" who "ran away from home" to seek his fortune on the river, and playing up his own callowness and naïveté.In the second half, Twain narrates his trip many years later on a steamboat from St. Louis to New Orleans, shortly followed by a steamboat journey from New Orleans to St Paul (with a stop at his boyhood home town of Hannibal, MO). He describes the competition from railroads, and the new, large cities, and adds his observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture. He also tells some stories that are most likely tall tales. (Wikipedia) First Edition with matching dates of 1883 on the title and copyright pages. First issue with "Twain in flames" on p 441.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. Publisher's full mottled sheep leather with gilt-lettered morocco spine labels and marbled edges and endpapers. Illustrated with engravings and plates. BAL 3411: Scarce first state with tailpiece of Twain in flames on page 441 and the "St. Louis Hotel" caption on page 443. The page with Twain depicted in flames was later removed at the request of Mrs. Clemens who considered it morbid. One of Twain's best books, this autobiographical account of life on and around America's great river was considered by Twain to be his masterpiece and is quite uncommon in this binding, the scarcest of the seven bindings available to subscribers. Internally clean and fresh. Light wear to spine tips with some discoloration to the spine. Joints on both covers beginning to split but covers tight. Overall Near Fine.
Published by P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY: NEW YORK, 1899
Seller: Night light, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY: NEW YORK, BOOKS PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1899-1922. 7 BOOKS. CONDITION: AS NEW. SELLER INVENTORY # AQCA-018.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Near Fine. First American edition. First State, with the image of Twain in flames on p. 441 and with "The St. Louis Hotel" caption on p. 443. In the original publisher's brown cloth with gilt vignettes on the front board and spine. A Near Fine copy with bright cloth and gilt. Front inner hinge expertly repaired, slight wear at the spine ends and lower edge of the boards, otherwise an attractive copy. The author's first-hand look at navigating the Mississippi by riverboat and the changes to that area many years after the Civil War. Written concurrently with Huckleberry Finn and sharing several themes and even a few passages with that masterpiece. "The material offered by observations on the journey is various beyond enumeration, and much of it is extremely amusing. Hoaxes and exaggerations palmed off by pilots and other natives along the way upon supposed ignorant strangers; stories of gamblers and obsolete robbers; glimpses of character and manners; descriptions of scenery and places; statistics of trade; Indian legends; extracts from the comments of foreign travelers, -- all these occur, interspersed with two or three stories of either humorous or tragic import, or of both together" (The Atlantic Monthly, September 1883). Near Fine.
Publication Date: 1910
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
No Binding. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. "The Suppressed Chapter of Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain. (n.p., n.d., New York, ca. 1910) Johnson, pg 43, states "probably" about 1910". BAL 3519. On watermarked paper, this being number 63 of 250 numbered copies. Single leaf (8 1/2 x 5 ½) folded to 4 pages. Slight Very small tear to first page, else a fine copy. Housed in a Mylar sleeve for protection. Very Scarce Twain item. Inventory #22-028. Price: $3,500. While The Life on the Mississippi was going through the press, it was decided to omit Chapter 48 which it was thought might have a detrimental effect upon the southern buyer. This chapter was set up and then cancelled in the proofs, and its existence was from that time forgotten until after the writer s death, when the original manuscript copy of this omitted portion was found in the possession of its publisher. The suppressed chapter of "Life On The Mississippi". (n.p., n.d., New York, ca. 1913) Pages 1-4. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2. Noted on wove paper of two varieties; no sequence. A: Watermarked Herald Square Bond. B: Watermarked Deerfield Bond. Single leaf folded to 4 pages. 250 numbered copies only. Johnson, pg 43, states "probably" about 1910". BAL 3519".
Published by James R. Osgood, 1883
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 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.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Large 8vo. [5], 8-624, [2] pp. Half morocco over pebbled brown cloth, the boards' margins ruled in gilt, spine lettered and decorated in gilt with five raised bands; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated by a frontispiece, full-page wood engravings, and numerous in-text illustrations (over 300 total illustrations). BAL 3411. Ahearn APG 034c. BAL Intermediate State A, with the illustration on page 441 but with the later caption on page 443. A lovely copy of Twain's autobiographical novel. A Near Fine book with a former owner's gift inscription dated 1888 and a tiny chip to the leather on the top corner of the rear board.
Published by James R. Osgood, Boston, Boston, 1883
Seller: Garland Books, Dundee, UK, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A fair/good copy of this first edition, published by James R. Osgood, Boston, MA, USA, 1883., later worn quarter leather, Mark Twain's autobiographical narrative of his days on a steam boat, with short stories, notes and anecdotes. Later chocolate quarter leather binding over brown cloth, gilt spine label, ( worn). First Edition, however lacking the original advertisements. The English edition was issued within two weeks of the American edition. Some wear and soling to binding, ( photograph highly recommended prior to ordering, please inquire), hinges a little weak and wearing through, POS on half-title, bookplates on pastdown, small finger stains and wear internally. Please inquire, further details and description via email. Photographs can be arranged. Please confirm availability and postage costs prior to ordering. It is essential to confirm availability prior to ordering, as ABE books is not our only sales channel. We are here to help and look forward to hearing from you should you have any questions. We aim to answer all queries within 48 hours.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
First American edition, first state of this provocative portrait of the great Mississippi River with tailpiece of Twain in flames on p. 441 and â The St. Louis Hotelâ caption on p. 443. Octavo, original publisher's deluxe full sheep with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In very good condition, rebacked. Uncommon. An invaluable companion to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain's inimitable portrait of 'the great Father of Waters'. Part memoir, part travelogue, it expresses the full range of Twain's literary personality, and remains the most vivid, boisterous and provocative account of the cultural and societal history of the Mississippi Valley, from 'the golden age' of steamboating to the violence wrought by the Civil War.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition with the important First Issue point with the illustration of Mark Twain's head in flames on page 441 (this drawing was removed in later printings at the specific request of Twain's wife, who found it morbid). The other point of "St. Louis Hotel" or "The St. Charles Hotel" on page 443 has NO established priority. The book is in nice shape and is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's brown cloth. The binding is tight with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. First edition, second state with no tailpiece on page 441 and "The St. Charles Hotel" on page 443. 624pp. Dark brown pictorial cloth stamped in black and gold on the front panel and spine panel. With more than three hundred illustrations. Barely a hint of foxing to the fore edge. A superb near fine copy. BAL 3411. Howes C480.; Large Octavo.
Published by Boston James R. Osgood 1883, 1883
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition, Early State. Blanck's intermediate B, with the tailpiece of Twain in flames on p.441 not present, and with caption on p.443 reading "The St. Charles Hotel". Profusely illustrated throughout. Tall 8vo, publisher s original decorated cloth with black stamped decorations and gilt pictorial vignettes on the upper cover, the spine decorated in black and with a large gilt pictorial vignette, lettered in gilt, a.e.g., protected in a fine slipcase 624 pp. A very fine copy, uncommonly fresh and well preserved, the cloth is a rich brown with bright gilt and only the lightest evidence of age, internally sound and very clean. A superior copy. ONE OF TWAIN S BEST BOOKS AND A RARE AND HANDSOME COPY IN ORIGINAL CLOTH OF THIS IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION. Twain writes about his home and his muse-the great Mississippi. "As a dwelling place for civilized man it is by far the first upon our globe." (preface) In this largely autobiographical narrative, Twain gives us a vivid account of his experiences on the great river. LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI is brilliant firsthand account of the steamboat age, the science of river piloting, and the life of the river itself from the point of view of those who made their living navigating it. The book is also an account of the changes of time, both to a man and to a way of life. The first part of the book recounts Twain's youthful days as a steamboat pilot before the American Civil War. Later in the book Twain recounts a trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the war, taken by a now mature and successful author. LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI is a truly wonderful book and a valued piece of the American legacy.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain. First printing, with Twains head in the flames on page 441, but with St. Louis Hotel as the caption on page 443. Bound in publishers brown ¾ leather with brown pebble design marbled paper. Binding in very good condition, rubbing and wear to the spine and corner. Both labels with loss affecting the lettering (easily replaced). Front marbled endpapers with separation at gutter (as usual), back board somewhat loose. Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883. 624 pages. Overall a nice copy of a scarce first issue in publishers letter. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #12-287. Price: $2100. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. CLEMENS, Samuel ( Mark Twain ) (1835 1910). Life on the Mississippi. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. 8vo. Wood engraved frontispiece, plates and numerous wood engraved illustrations in text; 32 pp. publisher s catalogue at rear dated April 1883. Full red morocco with gilt fillet border, raised bands gilt, compartments framed and lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, gilt fillet turn ins, gilt stamp signed by Bayntun Riviere. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, preceding the American edition by several days.
Published by James R. Osgood Co., 1883
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First state, with both points present (flaming portrait on page 441 and 'St. Louis Hotel' on page 443). Original full morocco, rebacked with the original spine and red leather title labels laid down, marbled endsheets and page edges. Binding tight and square, corners and joints rubbed, shallow chipping to the original spine ends and one of the title labels, small spot of damage to a few words of text on page 443, text block generally fresh.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, 1883
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. dark brown, gilt decorated binding.
Published by James R. Osgood, Boston, 1883
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain. First edition, intermediate A with Twains head in the flames on page 441 and St. Charles Hotel on page 443. Publisher: James R. Osgood, Boston, 1883. Bound in original ¾ leather with marbled paper. Ornate spine design in gold. Binding tight, slight wear at the top and bottom of the spine and along edges. Else a very good plus binding. Contents clean and bright, slight edge toning. A very nice copy. 624 pages. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #12-300. Price: $1,900. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.
Published by James R. Osgood, Boston, 1883
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain. First edition, BAL s Intermediate B edition without Twain s head in the flames on page 441 but with the correct issue point of the St. Louis Hotel on page 443. Publisher: James R. Osgood, Boston, 1883. In publisher s decorative fine binding. Contents clean. 624 pages. 6 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches. This is a beautiful copy!! Protected by Mylar. Inventory #22-026. Price: $1,760.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition, Mixed State. Large Octavo, 9 x 6 inches. Scarce in publications leather, 3/4 black leather over black pebbled cloth, gilt lettering and decorations at covers and spine, five raised bands, marbled edges, marbled end papers, more than 300 black and white illustrations, no flames at page 441, page 443 reading The St. Louis Hotel. 'Life on the Mississippi is at once a romantic history of a mighty river; an autobiographical account of Twain s early steamboat days; a storehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches. It is the raw material from which Mark Twain wrote his finest novel-Huckleberry Finn. It is an epochal record of America s growth, a stirring remembrance of her vanished past. And it earned for its author his first recognition as a serious writer. [This is] a book to be ranked with Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as one of the indisputably great works in the Twain canon. a book that measures the American future by the boundaries of the American past, a bridge between the world of Thomas Jefferson and the world of John D. Rockefeller.' -Leonard Kriegel. Very Good, edges worn heaviest at leather at corners, leather at spine gutters and bands worn, pages clean but agetoned a bit.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, 1883
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1883 Mark Twain 1ed Life on the Mississippi St. Louis Missouri Steamboat FLAMES 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 first edition 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: #19955 Price: $1500 TWAIN, Mark Life on the Mississippi Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. 1883. True First Edition. First printing. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o 624 o 316 illustrations First printing points: o p. 441: Flames tailpiece is included (illustration of Twain s head in flames) o p. 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. W. Holmes], 1883 Language: English Binding: Leather; tight and secure Size: ~9in X 6.25in (23cm x 15.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 19955 Photos available upon request.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Life on the Mississippi". Published by James R. Osgood & Co. in 1883. Book measures 9" x 5-¾". 624 pages. Illustrated. First edition, first printing, and first state. With the tailpiece of Mark Twain's head in flames on page 441; And with "The St. Louis Hotel" caption on page 443 (BAL 3411). A very good copy in the publisher's original decorated cloth with black stamped decorations and gilt pictorial vignettes. Minor surface wear and staining to the boards, but the gilt lettering remains relatively bright and legible. Hinges cracked, but appear to have been re-glued and are holding strong. Previous owner's inscription from September 1984 on the front endpaper in pencil. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Published by Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883, 1883
Seller: James Arsenault & Company, ABAA, Arrowsic, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. 8vo (9" x 6"), gilt brown cloth. Frontis., 624 pp. Illus. throughout. Early ownership inscription of "F.A. Snow" in ink on ffep. CONDITION: Very good, bright copy with minimal rubbing, frontis. beginning to come away but still firmly attached. First edition, second state. Without tail-piece of Twain's head on pg. 441; the caption on pg. 443 reads: "The St. Charles Hotel." BAL 3411.
Published by James Osgood, Boston, 1883
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stout 8vo Original gilt brown pictorial publishers cloth . Condition: Very Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition with the important First Issue point with the illustration of Mark Twain's head in flames on page 441 (this drawing was removed in later printings at the specific request of Twain's wife, who found it morbid). The other point of "St. Louis Hotel" or "The St. Charles Hotel" on page 443 has NO established priority. Some experts claim that the St Louis Hotel was removed because once slaves were sold there, however, this claim is speculation, however, interesting. So A first edition first issue in crisp fine tight bright shape. Best copy I have ever seen of this famous book. With Over 300 illustrations by various artists.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with corrected points. The book is bound in the publisher's brown cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with some discoloration to the edges. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy housed in a custom slipcase for preservation.
Published by James R. Osgood and Company, 1883
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. First Edition. Very Good Embossed brown cover with gilt hinges tight, over 300 illustrations, Mixed state with some point, probably "second issue" no picture on page 441, Baton Rouge on frontispiece, St. Charles Hotel.