LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI [SIGNED]
by Twain, Mark [Clemens, Samuel]; Benton, Thomas Hart [illustrator]
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1944. Limited Edition, #1114/1200. Hardcover. Octavo, 418 pages; VG-; bound in 1/4 gray leather, boards in green and white pictorial paper; spine with gilt lettering; mild shelf wear and soiling; wear to crown and tail of spine; contains black and white, sepia, and full-color illustrations; signed flat at colophon by Benton; hand-numbered 1114 at colophon; shelved Case 9 3/4. 1348139. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the American Civil War. The book begins with a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' of an experienced pilot. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1348139
- Title
- LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI [SIGNED]
- Author
- Twain, Mark [Clemens, Samuel]; Benton, Thomas Hart [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition, #1114/1200
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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