[Rarebooks] FS: Mark Twain: ROUGHING IT, 1872, First State in publisher's 3/4 morocco

[Charles Agvent]

TWAIN,  Mark  [CLEMENS, Samuel]. ROUGHING  IT.  Hartford
          et. al.:  American  Publishing Company 1872.  First  Edition.
          Publisher's  3/4 (technically, half) morocco. BAL 3337: State
          A of page  242, with final ad leaf. Publisher's imprint is as
          listed  by Blanck. Also includes all of the other First State
          points  except  that the "y" in "My" on page 19 is  a  little
          overinked.  Illustrated with two frontispieces, six full-page
          plates,  and numerous engravings in the text. Except for  the
          virtually  unobtainable full morocco binding, this is by  far
          the scarcest  binding on this book with only about 2% of  the
          print run  bound this way. Old owner name of George W.  Reily
          Jr. on  the  first  blank. Some toning to the  paper.  Hinges
          sound.  Joints  just a little rubbed with very mild  wear  to
          the head  of the spine. Near Fine and quite uncommon in  this
          condition and binding.                               $2000.00

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