1869 1st ed Mark Twain Innocents Abroad Illustrated
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1869 1st ed Mark Twain Innocents Abroad Illustrated Travel Guide Holy Land
“One must travel, to learn.”
– Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad
This famous Mark Twain novel, “The Innocents Abroad”, was an important novel in the history of ‘subscription only’ books. This book was huge – comparatively speaking – to the size of other books. When first printed, it resembled the size of a desk dictionary and gave the buyer a sense of ‘more for your money’ because of its girth. It is considered Twain’s first real success and is described as a travel (or anti-travel, perhaps) book and is one of the best-selling travel books of all time. (Melton).
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Item number: #13175
Price: $499
TWAIN, Mark
The innocents abroad, or, The new Pilgrim's progress: being some account of the steamship Quaker City's pleasure excursion to Europe and the Holy Land, with descriptions of the countries, nations, incidents, and adventures as they appeared to the author: with two hundred and thirty-four illustrations
Hartford, Conn.: American Pub. Co., 1869. [and 5 others]: San Francisco, Cal.: H.H. Bancroft and Co., 1869. First edition
Details:
Collation:
xviii, 644
wanting pages 645 to 651
Illustrated throughout
References: BAL 3316; Melton, Twain, Travel Books
Provenance: Bookplate – Roy Kinnear
Notes on edition: (from BAL)
p. xviii: The last entry reads: Thankless Devotion—A Newspaper Valedictory —Conclusion
p. 129: Portrait of Napoleon III
p. 430: Correctly reads Chapter LXI
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20cm x 14cm)
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13175
“One must travel, to learn.”
– Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad
This famous Mark Twain novel, “The Innocents Abroad”, was an important novel in the history of ‘subscription only’ books. This book was huge – comparatively speaking – to the size of other books. When first printed, it resembled the size of a desk dictionary and gave the buyer a sense of ‘more for your money’ because of its girth. It is considered Twain’s first real success and is described as a travel (or anti-travel, perhaps) book and is one of the best-selling travel books of all time. (Melton).
See below for the first edition points found in this example.
Item number: #13175
Price: $499
TWAIN, Mark
The innocents abroad, or, The new Pilgrim's progress: being some account of the steamship Quaker City's pleasure excursion to Europe and the Holy Land, with descriptions of the countries, nations, incidents, and adventures as they appeared to the author: with two hundred and thirty-four illustrations
Hartford, Conn.: American Pub. Co., 1869. [and 5 others]: San Francisco, Cal.: H.H. Bancroft and Co., 1869. First edition
Details:
Collation:
xviii, 644
wanting pages 645 to 651
Illustrated throughout
References: BAL 3316; Melton, Twain, Travel Books
Provenance: Bookplate – Roy Kinnear
Notes on edition: (from BAL)
p. xviii: The last entry reads: Thankless Devotion—A Newspaper Valedictory —Conclusion
p. 129: Portrait of Napoleon III
p. 430: Correctly reads Chapter LXI
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20cm x 14cm)
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!
13175
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