Mark Twain by Roughing (2 results)

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Vignettes from Roughing It; photos (illustrator). First Edition of this Keepsake #20. Quarto (10 1/2" x 7"), beige medium weight wrappers with black lettering and a central B&W wood-engraving depicting a "rearranging and shifting" mountain side [a vignette from Roughing It]; illustrated with B&W photo frontispiece of Mark Twain, and two other photos of men involved; plus reproductions of several pages from Chapter 34 of Roughing It; large fold-out folio reprint of Twain's letter from the 'Daily Call,' 1863, inside back cover; perfect binding; thick paper covers with lapped edges, Notes, [xii] + 58 pages. Laid in: Bancroftiana No. 52, April 1972; Typed flier on the Keepsake (1p.). Orignally an episode in Twain's, Roughing IT (1872), this story about his Wild West travels (1861-1867) was subsequently released as a short story. Tight, clean copy with bright, unmarked and unfoxed illustrations. Its cover is slightly rubbed with very light soil and a few mini-chips mainly along its upper edge. Very slightly age-toned. The very large fold-out of Mark Twain's letter from "Daily Call" attached inside the rear wrapper is in unblemished, unfrayed, and near perfect condition. Alan C. Fox, Catalogue One (1980), #478 @ $25.

Disbound. Reprint. Reprint. Measuring approximately 8.75" x 5.75" with 591 numbered pages. This book is in poor condition. Disbound, lacking binding completely. Heavy foxing to all edges of textblock. Minor staining to foredge of textblock that bleeds into interior pages. Rest of interior pages have minor staining. Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature by Mark Twain. 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. Inventory #(N12-57).