Life on the Mississippi
by Mark Twain
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
The Easton Press, Masterpieces of American Literature, Collector's Edition, 1979. Illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used - Fine / As New. Very light shelf wear to bottom edges. Appears unopened / unread. Bound In full (genuine) leather with hubbed spines. Text block is tight and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
Lovely gift book!Synopsis
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the American Civil War. The book begins with a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' of an experienced pilot. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River.
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- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0201
- Title
- Life on the Mississippi
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Illustrator
- Thomas Hart Benton
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 418
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Samuel Clemens, Gift Books, Special Editions, Classics, American Classics, Illustrated, River Boating
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Juvenile Fiction; Biography & Autobiography; Easton Press;
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