Rare Book Collection- Jefferson Estate
Lot 21:
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Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel L.) Lot of 2 Copies of A Tramp AbroadHartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company/ Chatto &Windus, London, /1880 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 631pg+[1]pg Publisher’s Advertisement. Advertisement is for Mark Twain’s 1869 Book The Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrims Progress Illustrated by Mark Twain. Double frontispiece portrait of twain & Titian’s Moses with tissue guard. Plates; in text illustrations. 2nd Copy Possibly the Publisher’s version with Sheep skin binding with Black leather title label to spine. Sheep Binding Copy has 6 Pieces of acid free tape holding the binding together. Other copy Binding is Leather and Loose. This is Twains third travel book documenting a Month-long Tramp in Europe during the summer of 1878 with his friend, Reverend Jose* Twitchell (named Harris in the Book). The Author advised it was a book “Written by one loafter for a brother loafer to read”. (BAL 3386)Please see listing photos for condition and more details. This is a Lot of 2 Same Title Books.
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