Mark Twain and Charles Dudley WarnerBiblio.com
Mark Twain; Charles Dudley WarnerBiblio.com
The Innocents Abroad; The Gilded Age; A Tramp Abroad
1871réf. 1015F42Hartford Conn.: The American Publishing Comapany 1871-1899 . Cloth. Good Only. 9.5" by 6.5". Hoppin Stephens Williams White. Impressively illustrated throughout this is a bright collection of three late 19th century editions of popular works by Mark Twain including a satirical novel and two travel narratives. Later printings of three classic works from American writer humorist and essayist Mark Twain. Present here are: An 1871 printing of 'The Innocents Abroad'. First published in 1869 it humorously chronicles Twain's trip on board the chartered steamship Quaker City through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of American travelers. With full page and vignette illustrations throughout two frontispieces and advertisements to the rear. An 1898 printing of 'The Gilded Age'. First published in 1873 the novel satirizes greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America. With a frontispiece and vignette and full page illustrations throughout. An 1899 printing of 'A Tramp Abroad'. First published in 1880 the work details a journey by the author with his friend Harris through central and southern Europe. With a frontispiece and vignette and full page illustrations throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt detailing. Rear board of Innocents detached but present. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Front hinge of Tramp strained but firmly held. Front hinge of Innocents strained and somewhat tender with inscription to a front blank of this volume. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good Only The American Publishing Comapany hardcover
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