Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper
James R. Osgood
1882
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A first edition, second state of Twain's The Prince and the Pauper.
- Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens] (American).
- The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages.
- Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882.
- With 192 illustrations.
- Franklin Press imprint on verso of title page, corrected text on pages 124, 263, & 362.
- Bound in the publisher's deluxe binding of half tan calf, gilt lettered red and black leather spine labels, marbled pastedowns, endpapers, and edges.
The Prince and the Pauper, set in 1537, was the first of Clemens's historical novels and was inspired by Charlotte Yonge's Little Duke (1854), which Clemens found in his sister-in-law's library at Quarry Farm.
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Very GoodContemporary ownership signature in pencil dated 1886 to front blank endleaf.
Some rubbing to back corners with some minor loss.
Minor signs of age and handling.
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