Description:
Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford, CT: The American Publishing Co., 712 pp., 9.25" x 6.25" (8vo). True 1st Edition and 1st Issue documented by no mention of New York on title page and number "11" base of p. 161. Blue cloth boards with decorative cover pastedown and gilded lettering and decorations on spine. Illustrated throughout with numerous black-and-white drawings and photographs.Beautiful decorative first-edition copy of this Mark Twain travelogue. Suitable as an investment book or bespoke gift.
Overall condition of books is Very Good. Cover corners bumped and worn, with edge wear around boards, noticeably at the bottom edge of the spine. Binding is solid, and tissue guard over frontspiece (Clemens photograph) is fully intact and in place. Interior pages and plates are bright and clean, with just a few finger prints (found one on p. 229).
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