The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages With 192 Illustrations by Mark Twain - 1882

E-24: James R. Osgood and Company. Very Good. 1882. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882. 411 pgs. Illustrated with facsimile holograph and wood-engraved frontispiece, numerous text illustrations, chapter vignettes. First edition, first issue with uncorrected text; p. 124, line 1 reading "estate"; p. 263 "do not"; p. 362 "reigned." Franklin Press imprint on verso of title page. Bound in original publisher's green pictorial cloth wih gilt titles on the front board and the spine with blindsamped design present to the front board, corners are very lightly bumped, some light scuff marks primarily to rear cover; contents clean. No ownership marks present. Text is free of marks, binding tight and solid. This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales, and Tom Canty, a street beggar. During a chance encounter, the two realize they are identical and, as a lark, decide to exchange clothes and roles — a situation that briefly, but drastically, alters the lives of both youngsters. E-24; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 411 pages .