Description: The American Publishing Company issued this 1871 printing of Mark Twain's THE INNOCENTS ABROAD or The New Pilgrim's Progress. The expanded title explains: "Being some account of the steamship Quaker City's Pleasure excursion to Europe and the Holy Land; with descriptions of countries, nations, incidents and adventures, as they appeared to the Author. With Two hundred and thirty-four illustrations." The binding measures 6" x 9" with beveled boards and gilded pictorial titling. The text consumes 651 pages followed by 5 more of advertising. Condition:Sound book in good antique condition. Binding chipped and worn at the spine-ends, rubbed at corners. Front brown endpaper with creases, hinges a little weak but not started. Tissue overlay protecting double-frontispiece yellowed. Text unmarked save initials on a front endpaper. Other minor faults like scattered foxing and handling but this remains a very collectible example. While the selling history does not show much feedback yet, please know that I have sold thousands of items through e-Bay with 100% positive feedback. I've started this new venue strictly for bookkeeping purposes since the goods listed here belong to a relative and not myself. If you'd like to view my personal active site, please search for Goldzinger. From Wikipedia: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress is a travel book by American author Mark Twain. Published in 1869, it humorously chronicles what Twain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered steamship Quaker City through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of American travelers in 1867.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Hartford, Connecticut
Signed: No
Publisher: American Publishing Co.
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1871
Language: English
Illustrator: True Williams
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Region: North America
Author: Mark Twain
Personalized: No
Topic: Travel
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Character Family: Mark Twain
