Mark Twain (American, 1835-1910), "Life on the Mississippi" James R. Osgood & Company, Boston, 1883, first edition, first state, bound in the original pictorial brown cloth, with the illustration of Twain's head in flames on page 441, quickly removed on later printings due to the objection of his wife, Olivia Clemens, and with the illustration of the St. Louis Hotel on page 443. 9" H x 6.25" W x 2" D.

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