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Innocents From Abroad. By The Author Of "Tom's Wife." [Answers Twain about how N.Y.C. really is] by [Tallman, George Douglas]
1st edition.
Price:
$39.50
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Book description: N.Y., , 1878. 1st edition. . Orig. cloth. Bit of binding wear. Lacks 1 plate at pg. 128-29, possibly also a frontis plate. there is v. faint offsetting, there, unsure. Gd. 12mo. A fictional answer to Twain's, "Innocents Abroad. his classic work while visiting Europe. The book chronicles the misadventures of two Brazilians, father & son, who came to N.Y. full of propaganda about how great a city New York is, circa 1870's. They quickly lose of all their notions, finding a dirty, crowded, & chaotic city, full of pickpockets, prostitutes, beggars, & miscreants. Along the way we get an interesting traveloogue of 1870's New York City with their impressions of principal buildings & institutions. The predominantly Irish NYC police come in for some tough abuse. Written in the same wry tone as Twain adopted. 5 humorous plates. A rare work.
- Bookseller: David Hecht, Bookseller
 (US)
- Bookseller Inventory #: 10513
- Format/binding: Orig. cloth
- Book condition: Bit of binding wear. Lacks 1 plate at pg. 128-29, possibly also a frontis plate. there is v. faint offsetting, there, unsure. Gd
- Edition: 1st edition.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Place: N.Y.,
- Date published: 1878
- Pages: 252pp
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