[Rarebooks] FS: Fine, bright copy of the book Mark Twain considered his masterpiece

[Charles Agvent]

  One of the 106 items from our January Catalogue, about 90 of them Mark Twain 
first editions, periodicals, ephemera, and signed items with many new arrivals. 
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              TWAIN,  Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]. LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
          Boston:  James  R.  Osgood  & Company  1883.  First  Edition.
          Publisher's  decorated brown cloth stamped in black and gilt.
          Illustrated  with  engravings  and plates. BAL  3411:  Scarce
          first state  with  tailpiece of Twain in flames on  page  441
          and the  "St. Louis Hotel" caption on page 443. The page with
          Twain depicted  in flames was later removed at the request of
          Mrs. Clemens  who  considered it morbid. One of Twain's  best
          books,  this  autobiographical account of life on and  around
          America's  great  river  was considered by Twain  to  be  his
          masterpiece.  Slight  rubbing  to spine tips.  Mild  bump  to
          lower front corner. Fine, bright copy.               $3000.00

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