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Clemens, Samuel L.
Estimate
500 - 700 USD
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Description
- The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress... by Mark Twain. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1869
- paper
8vo (220 x 143mm.), first edition, first issue with points (see Johnson), 2 wood-engraved frontispieces, 14 wood-engraved plates, numerous illustrations in the text, 5pp. publisher's advertisements at end, original pictorial brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, brown coated endpapers, gilt edges, spine barely faded, some spots of light fraying to spine ends.
Provenance
Scarlett Price, contemporary ownership inscription on title
Literature
BAL 3316; Johnson pp.9-12; Lilly/Karanovich 86
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Clemens's first travel book. The Innocents Abroad is an embellished account of Clemens's five-month cruise through the Mediterranean aboard the steamship Quaker City in which he rebuffs the naïve reverence his fellow Americans held for the relics, customs and culture of the Old World.