[Clemens, Samuel L.]:

$3,500 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. By "Mark Twain." First U.S. edition, preceded by a few days by the Chatto & Windus edition. This is BAL's first state, with the flaming device on page 441, and with the caption on page 443 uncorrected. A quite unusual and rare binding variant, with all edges gilt. An excellent copy of one of the best American memoirs ever written, describing Twain's early life along the river. "It is in many ways his most personal book, full of humor, recollections, nostalgia, occasional sadness, anecdote, history, and scenery" - Reese.

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