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Mark Twain. Roughing It Fully Illustrated by Eminent Artists. , 1872.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: American Publishing Company missing cover page Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. The binding has separated on one side of the leaves. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. ROUGHING IT. American Publishing Co.: Hartford, Conn, 1872.
Price: US$51.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Illus., 9 x 5.5", cloth, 591pp, spine badly torn and chipped, covers heavily worn, inner hinges cracked, loose signatures. FIRST EDITION, 2ND STATE. Rough copy of Roughing It.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. Cosimo Classics, 1872.
Price: US$54.94 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Über den AutorSamuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its .
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Price: US$97.04 + shipping
Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" hardcover, Very Good Black cloth, blindstamped borders and decoration to both covers, gilt pictorial to front cover, gilt titles, decoration and pictorial to spine, pp 591 plus 1 page publisher's ad, second state with words missing on p 242, corners and head & tail of spine worn, minor insect damage to cover edges, lacking one plate opp. p238, binding sound & tight, signature on ffep: "Andrew Newell St Kilda 1872"
Seller: Books On Dean, Albury, NSW, Australia
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing Co., Hartford, Connecticcut+, 1872.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover in Good-plus repaired condition, large 8vo, pages: xviii,[19]-591,1 ad. Leather "re-backed" with Japanese paper retaining original label, frontis plus extra plate (The Miner's Dream) with tissue preceding the title page, 300 illustrations, both in-text and plates. First edition, state B (BAL 3337) and broken letters present (see Potter p.11). Repaired shelf-back, tips worn, leather rubbed, contents very good. Extra postage may be required for international shipping of this large volume.
Seller: Ulysses Books, Michael L. Muilenberg, Bookseller, Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Roughing It. Hartford, American Publishing, 1872, 1872.
Price: US$165.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hartford Conn, 1872. 591pp. Ilustrada. American publishing company. F.G. Gilman and Compani, W.E. Bliss, Nettleton and co, D. Ashmead, Goodspeed, A. Roman and company. Firma del anterior propietario. cubiertas sueltas, hojas de respeto sueltas. Retrato del autor pegado a la cubierta. Lomo con faltas en los extremos.
Seller: Ubú Libros, Otura, GRANA, Spain
Mark Twain. Roughing It. American Pub. Co., 1872.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: First edition, with the ad at page 592 and the first state of page 242. But a pretty rough copy: both covers nearly detached and being held with cellophone tape, corners rubbed through, shallow chipping at the botto of the spine, a larger chip at the top just barely affecting 'Roughing', front hinge cracked. The spine gilt is somewhat faded.
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: much wear to tips, corners and edges of book, cloth spine rebacked with original but damaged spine which has 3.75 x .50 inch tear going up through publisher's device at base of spine, inked owner's name top edge of second frontis, the book is otherwise complete, clean and tight. Suitable for rebinding. BAL 3337, second state, missing words at 242:20-21, other points all present including ad at page 592. First printing, same date, no others noted. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and(generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!.
Seller: The Book Shed, Benson, VT, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. ROUGHING IT. American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872.
Price: US$187.50 + shipping
Description: Octavo, xviii, 591 pages. In Good condition. Spine is brown with brown print on black banner. Boards in brown cloth. Surface tear to title banner on spine. Text block has speckled edges, light age-toning to paper. Illustrated: "Fully illustrated by Eminent Artists"- title page. Frontispieces with tissue guards, b&w drawings throughout. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1373178. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: First Edition, State A; original soft calf; covers very loose but attached; pages shaken; spine missing.
Seller: Charles Bartman, Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 591 p. Includes illustrations. No jacket. Cover very damaged. Spine cover gone. Covers weakly attached to book. Some pages not attached. Many pages loose. Pencil marks inside back cover. Pages yellowed, stained and darkly yellowed at edges.
Seller: Janet McAfee, Travelers Rest, SC, U.S.A.
TWAIN, MARK.. Roughing It. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1872, 1872.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition; second state. Some cloth wear; good to very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing Co., 1872.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 300 illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt illustration on front rubbed but a little bright, badly worn at tips, spine edges have tiny tears, spine long right edge torn, first front end paper loose but in place, worn to long edges. Near Good copy.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark.. Roughing It.. American Publishing Company., Hartford., 1872.
Price: US$235.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This semi-autobiographical text follows a young Mark Twain through the American West in the 1860s. This 1872 paperback edition of this classic memoir will make a great addition to the library of any Mark Twain collector! weight: 2.3 lb. Good plus, moderate wear to corners and spine ends, slightly shaken, owner's name to pastedown. Numerous illustrations. 8vo., 21.5x14.5 cm. 592 pp. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt spine title. Horse and wagon device on cover, blind ruled borders.
Seller: Zephyr Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
TWAIN, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens). ROUGHING IT. AMERICAN PUBLISHING, 1872.
Price: US$239.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: MARK TWAIN 'ROUGHING IT' AMERICAN PUBLISHING 1872. 300 ILLUSTRATIONS BY FAY & COX. BROWN EMBOSSED BOARDS.Spine poor; staining/fading/loss. Front board/endpapers detached. 570pp + APPENDIX. Book a good representation of title, as in; 'ROUGHING IT'. Needs TLC. Free domestic US shipping with Insurance. Oversized Books, Framed Art, Posters/Prints and International Packages cost of Shipping with Insurance To Be Determined. When paying with a credit card, AbeBooks External payment service fee will be requested for this item. The ipi House Archive Shop also allows payment by other methods; PayPal, etc. Thank you.
Seller: The ipi House Archive Shop, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing, Hartford, 1872.
Price: US$249.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Brown cloth stamped in gilt. First issue. Has first edition points: double frontis (detached, laid in, with tape to verso) , ad p. 592, Capital E in Eastern p. 330; Capital T for trees p. 156; 13th not 16th p. 156; "his" p. 242. Shaken, points/edges exposed, spine ends frayed, spine head split 3cm, rear board loose, front hinge cracked. Plate p. 176 laid in. Rough copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, Conn, 1872.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 591 pp. Original brown cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Covers edgeworn, spine ends chipped and previously mended, shaken, endpapers soiled/stained, contents mostly clean with occasional foxing, pencilled inscription on front free endpaper. First Edition, First State. 2 frontispieces, ad on page 592, page 242 line reads "premises - said he".
Seller: Old Bookshelf, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens]. ROUGHING IT. American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, [i]-xviii, [19]-591 pages. In Good condition. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering and stamped decoration. Boards have heavy rubbing to corners and edges exposing boards, fraying to spine edges, and white and tan marks on both covers. Binding somewhat shaken. Textblock has light age toning, light foxing to some pages, and writing in pen on front pastedown. Shelved Room A. BAL 3337. 1372549. Special Collections.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. ROUGHING IT. American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, i-xviii, 19-591, [1] pages. In Good condition. Bound in publisher's half morocco and pebble cloth, with gilt lettering on paneled spine. First state, with the line, ".premises -- said he/was occupying his." on page 242. Wear and chipping to spine and corners. Binding very loose. Textblock shaken. Near splitting at gutters, splitting along back hinge exterior. Age-toning and light scattered foxing to interior pages. Previous owner signed pencil on chapter one page. Features six plates tipped in and illustrations throughout. Shelved in Case 13. BAL 3337. 1377711. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$260.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case for Mark Twain's Classic: ROUGHING IT. A Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in black Nuba® with a 'sculpted' design of an iconic wagon with gold sides. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. "Book definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age or if the edition is covered in Mylar. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Price: US$279.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1872. First edition, early state, worn copy in the publisher's tan leather binding. Advertisement on page 592; word "his" omitted on page 242; capital "E" in Eastern on page 330; capital "T" in Trees on page 156; "My" is good on page xi; but the "y" in My on page 19 has a bit of extra ink over the top. Full smooth leather binding wit black spine label. Front joint cracked but secure with the binder's cords, chipping to spine foot, other age-related cover wear, front hinge internally lightly cracked but secure, text block sound, front free endpaper smudged, final blank page torn, pages clean, personal bookplate inside front cover, no other names or markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.
Mark Twain, (Samuel Clemens). Roughing It. American Publishing Company, 1872.
Price: US$280.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: restoration work done on spine and endpapers, book is solid, spine has been rebacked, word "his" missing from line 20 on page 242, Ist edition, 2nd state Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Ian Thompson, Milton, ON, Canada
Twain, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens). ROUGHING IT. American Publishing Company, Hartford, CT, 1872.
Price: US$292.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Octavo, 9 in. x 6 in., pp. 591, [1] (advertising). First edition, Second State: Two frontispieces / Ad on page 592 / Page 330 has capital E in "Eastern" / page 156 has capital T for "Trees"; page 156 states thirteenth, not sixteenth. MIssing "he" and "his" on Page 242, lines 20-21 and extra ink to "y" of "My" on page 19, indicating Second, not First state. Illustrated with two frontispieces and 299 additional drawings by a variety of artists. Dark brown half calf morocco over marbled boards. GIlt title, and five raised bands, to spine. Publisher's red to edges. Rubbing to extremities; light scuffing to boards with 2 in. x 2 in. moisture spot to front board. Old strapping tape to hinge at front endpapers. Light age-toning to pages. Spine and hinges tight. Wrapped in a mylar-protected dustjacket that is a precise color reproduction of this book's boards and spine.
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing it. American Publishing Company, Hartford, Conn., 1872.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Rebound in tan/brown cloth with leather label. Ownership make on ffep. First issue with ads on page 592.
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Roughing It Fully illustrated by eminent artists. American Publishing Co, 1872.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Lightly read. Cloth backed spine of leather binding. Marbled endpapers that appear that someone actually painted. Blue droplet mark on bottom page edges, perhaps the same blue of the mabled endpapers. Lightly read. Finding no markings in book. Three words in lines 20-21, p. 242 are present in this edition. Ad is present at the end of the book.
Seller: Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc., Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, intermediate state B (lacking three words in lines 20-21, p. 242). Thick 8vo. 591, (1, ad) pp. Illustrated from wood engravings, plates, two frontispieces, in-text illustrations. Howes C-481: "Valuable as an autobiographical chapter in the author's life and as a vivid portrayal of Nevada mining life in the '60s." BAL 3411. Joints starting to crack, but a very good copy. Publisher's "library" (i.e., sheep) binding, leather label and gilt rules on spine. (9687).
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
TWAIN, MARK. ROUGHING IT. American Publishing Co. 1872tp & verso, Hartford, CT, 1872.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN, SOLID BRIGHT. spine ends cloth worn down a bit. Points show bit wear, not bad. EP has tasteful OLD Bookplate "FREDERICK W. SKIFF of PORTLAND by W.F.HOPSON."OLD BOOKS ARE BEST" c 1902. blank endpaper has old inscription in attractive hand" To F.F. Strsssoy from his Cousin j.l.f. aUG 5th 1872. Rutland,Vermont in Commemoration of the manner in which he spends his rough it" .(Frederick Woodward Skiff (18671947), was an author, noted collector, bibliophile, expert on Americana, and founder of the Acorn Club see Wikipedia for his bookplate ilust) ; Gold spine titles bit dull, bright cover gold 2x3" ilust showing man driving horse -wagon in rough country.with some blind embossed border lines.Back cover Pub logo ABC (blind embossed. 2 frontis ilust with original tissue protector. Nice TP & all text pages, plus 6required full page ilusts. & many text drawing ilust.Vanella endpapers.(white text pages) .page 242 Missing "his" on line 20.Also missing word below that on line 21.Pg 330 has "Eastern". pg xi has bit damaged "M"; First Edition suspect it is 2nd issue.; 591pg+1 advert pages; Twain's account of the world tour he undertook to pay off his bankruptcy.First issue points present are: p. 156 a capital "T" in "Trees" and "thirteenth" rather than "sixteenth"; capital "E" in "Eastern" on p. 330; and an advertisement on the page following the text.all edges decoratively speckled.
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, Durham-CA, CA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, et al, Hartford, Conn., et al, 1872.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher's black cloth, gilt-stamped on spine and upper board, blind-stamped boards; 8vo; pp. [i]-xviii, [19]-591, [1] (ad), illustrated throughout (including two frontispieces). Spine tips chipped, and gilt rubbed; boards lightly rubbed, with a few small bumps along the edges; binding a bit shaken. Internally clean.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1872.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: "Roughing It". Published by the American Publishing Company in 1872. Measures 9" x 5-¾". First edition, first issue with page 242 lines 20-21 with the words "he" and "his" present; Page 156 has a capital "T" for "Trees", and "thirteenth" instead of "sixteenth"; Page 330 line 23 has "Eastern" that was corrected to "eastern"; Though no priority has been established, this copy has the advertisement present on page 592, as in the surviving copyright deposit copy (BAL 3337). Additionally, this copy has perfect undamaged type at the following pages: xi.1 (M in My is perfect); 19.1 (y is perfect); and 123.6up (death!). Fair condition in the publisher's original black cloth pictorial boards. Entire spine very worn with missing cloth, appears to have been detached and reglued. Cloth worn through at the corners, spine ends and bottom edge - exposing the cardboard underneath. Small circular staining to the bottom half of the front board. Previous owner's name in pencil from 1872 on the front endpaper. Hinges may have been professionally re-glued, or are still intact. Despite the condition flaws, it is difficult to find Roughing It with all of the first issue points actually present. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(L7-14).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, CT, 1872.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: 591pp. Octavo [23 cm] Brown cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. About very good with rubbing and wear to extremities with the corners exposed. Complete with both frontispieces and six tipped-in plates. By the time Sam Clemens was 25 years old, he had served two apprentices as a Mississippi riverboat pilot and as a printer in his boyhood home of Hannibal and in large Eastern cities. He had shown little promise in either of these until July of 1861 when he rode the Overland Stage west with his brother Orion, recently appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory. In 'Roughing It,' Clemens wryly comments on various subjects, such as the Pony Express, Mormons and Indians, while enroute to his frontier destination. It was during this time and later, his time in California that Clemens evolved from a crude reporter into Mark Twain, a master of humor and satire. Paher 350. Flake/Draper 2431. Howes C481. Zamorano 18. Cowan p. 49. BAL 3337.
Seller: Tschanz Rare Books, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. AMERICAN PUBLISHING, HARTFORD, CONN., 1872.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: front cover has major damaging to binding. wear to endpapers. pencil writing to front endpage. 2 Front is piece 1872/ Ad on page 592/ page 330 has capitol E in eastern page 156 has capitol T for trees and page 156 states 13th, not 16th. major deckeling to edges. wear to pages. black illustrations throughout text. DATE PUBLISHED: 1872 EDITION: FIRST ED 591
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$555.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 3/4 morocco & pebbled cloth (hardcover), marbled endpapers, [i]-xviii, [19]-591, [i ad] pp. Frontis., illus. Very Good; head of spine a bit pulled, rubbing and scuffing along joints, 2nd endpaper loose. Literature, American Literature. KHS - X58
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.
TWAIN, MARK. ROUGHING IT. AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN, 1872.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, Second State with points "perfect type on p. 242 lines 20-21, page 156 has a capital T for Trees and thirteenth instead of sixteenth, page 330 line 23 has "Eastern" that was corrected to "eastern" xi -My good and p.19- My (messy extra ink). Full leather rebound with new end papers and original label on spine. Please review pictures.
Seller: Shadetree Rare Books, Chatham, VA, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, 1872.
Price: US$695.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Copy In Brown Pebble Cloth First Edition 1872 w/o "His" on 242 Excellent Copy.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, 8vo (8.5 in x 5.5 in), pp. (i)-xviii, (19)-591, (1), double frontispieces, illustrated throughout. BAL 3337, (state of p. 242 with last word "his" lacking in lines 20-21; a state difference that does not have a determined priority. No ad on p. 592. Also, a difference of state with no determined priority. These points do not indicate issue or printing differences. Half brown blind decorated morocco and red cloth with gilt black lettering piece. Very good+ copy with strong joints, only slight wear to edges and extremities, sheets age toned with some minor stains, 1.25 inch tear foredge of pp 47-48. Similar tear and some margin loss to pp. 241-242. H10037 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping. All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges.
Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. ROUGHING IT. American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, i-xviii, 19-591, [1] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's half morocco and pebble cloth, with gilt lettering on paneled spine. First state, with the line, ".premises -- said he/was occupying his." on page 242. Wear to leather on spine and corners. Splitting at hinge, measuring about 2.5 inches from tail. Bubbling to cloth on front and rear boards. Textblock edges dyed marble, though faded. Age-toning and light scattered foxing to interior pages. Features six plates tipped in and illustrations throughout. BAL 3337. Shelved in Case 13. 1376368. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. Hartford, Conn. : American Publishing Company, 1872, 1872.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover. 8vo (9" x 6"), rebacked gilt black cloth. Edges sprinkled. 2 frontis., [i-xviii], 591 pp.,1 p. pub. ads. 6 plates, b&w. illus. throughout. CONDITION: Very good, covers somewhat worn with light scratches, foot of original spine chipped, endpapers with slight soiling. First edition, first state. With peach endpapers and triple flyleaves. This copy with advertisement on p. 592. This volume's pg. 242 indicates that it is the "A" variant. BAL 3337.
Seller: James Arsenault & Company, ABAA, Arrowsic, ME, U.S.A.
TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]. ROUGHING IT. American Publishing Company, Hartford et. al., 1872.
Price: US$937.50 + shipping
Description: Publisher's black cloth. BAL 3337: State A of page 242, with final ad leaf. Publisher's imprint is as listed by Blanck. Also includes all of the other First State points. Illustrated with two frontispieces, six full-page plates, and numerous engravings in the text. Some toning to the paper, as often the case, with pages clean; hinges sound. Joints with a few small areas of loss of cloth, the spine lightly frayed at the tips. Very Good
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
TWAIN, MARK. ROUGHING IT. AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN, 1872.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First state in Very Good condition "perfect type on p. 242 lines 20-21, page 156 has a capital T for Trees and thirteenth instead of sixteenth, page 330 line 23 has "Eastern" that was corrected to "eastern. Slight rippling on front paste-down Book ads on p 592. Type clean throughout. Full leather rebound with new end papers and original label on spine. Please review pictures.
Seller: Shadetree Rare Books, Chatham, VA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark [Clemens, Samuel Langhorne]. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, 1872.
Price: US$956.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first state (BAL 3337), one of two variants, this example including the ad on p. 592. Corners exposed, 1 inch tear on spine head, dime-sized spot on front board. 1872 Hard Cover. xviii, 591, [7] pp. 8vo. Two engraved frontispieces, six plates in text. Numerous engravings throughout. "Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870?71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book Innocents Abroad. This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad. Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861?1867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman, he joined his brother Orion Clemens, who had been appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory, on a stagecoach journey west. Twain consulted his brother's diary to refresh his memory and borrowed heavily from his active imagination for many stories in the novel. Roughing It illustrates many of Twain's early adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation, and his beginnings as a writer. In this memoir, readers can see examples of Twain's rough-hewn humor, which would become a staple of his writing in his later books, such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. U.S. astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell read "Roughing It" aloud to pass the time aboard NASA's Gemini VII, a 14-day-long Earth orbital mission in December 1965. Borman recalls reading the book during an on-camera interview in the 1999 PBS-TV (USA) television program "Nova: To the Moon".
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark [Clemens, Samuel Langhorne]. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, 1872.
Price: US$956.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first state (BAL 3337) with ad on p. 592. Edges rubbed (fore edge exposed), single gathering sprung, a few pages lightly foxed. 1872 Hard Cover. xviii, 591, [7] pp. 8vo. Two engraved frontispieces, six plates in text. Numerous engravings throughout. "Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870?71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book Innocents Abroad. This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad. Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861?1867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman, he joined his brother Orion Clemens, who had been appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory, on a stagecoach journey west. Twain consulted his brother's diary to refresh his memory and borrowed heavily from his active imagination for many stories in the novel. Roughing It illustrates many of Twain's early adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation, and his beginnings as a writer. In this memoir, readers can see examples of Twain's rough-hewn humor, which would become a staple of his writing in his later books, such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. U.S. astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell read "Roughing It" aloud to pass the time aboard NASA's Gemini VII, a 14-day-long Earth orbital mission in December 1965. Borman recalls reading the book during an on-camera interview in the 1999 PBS-TV (USA) television program "Nova: To the Moon".
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens). Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, Conn, 1872.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. [5], vi-xviii, [1], 20-591, [5] pp. Full contemporary calf with the spine in five compartments with a black morocco label lettered in gold; all edges decoratively speckled. Fully illustrated by eminent artists: with two frontispieces, six plates, and numerous in-text wood engravings. BAL 3337. McBride 20. The third issue of the first printing, with no publisher's ad and missing words on page 242. Written as a companion to Innocents Abroad, in this book Mark Twain chronicles his experiences traveling and digging for gold in Nevada. A classic Twain tale of the American experience. The spine, front joint, and a couple corners have been touched up, the first three blank leaves are partially separated from the gutter.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, mixed state of Twain's first semi-autobiographical work of travel literature, essentially a prequel to The Innocents Abroad, lacking the word 'he' on page 242 but with the advert present on page 592 (BAL 3337). Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, fully illustrated by eminent artists with wood engravings throughout. From the library of William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixonâs campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixonâs 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column âOn Languageâ in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two books on grammar and linguistics: The New Language of Politics (1968) and what Zimmer called Safireâs âmagnum opus,â Safireâs Political Dictionary. Safire later served as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board from 1995 to 2004 and in 2006 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush. In very good condition. Dedicated to Twain's mining companion Calvin H. Higbie, Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861â"1867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman, Twain joined his brother Orion on a stagecoach journey west. The book also chronicles many of Twain's other early adventures including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation, a journey to Hawaii, and his beginnings as a writer.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
[Clemens, Samuel L.]; Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: Original black cloth, gilt, corners rubbed, almost invisibly rebacked, spine gilt slightly dulled, front cover bright, internally very fresh and clean. Arnold Wilson bookplate. Advertisement present on p. ; state "A" of page 242, both presumed to be the earliest state. BAL 3337.
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1872.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Roughing It". Published by the American Publishing Company in 1872. Measures 9" x 5-¾". First edition, first issue with page 242 lines 20-21 with the words "he" and "his" present; Page 156 has a capital "T" for "Trees", and "thirteenth" instead of "sixteenth"; Page 330 line 23 has "Eastern" that was corrected to "eastern"; Though no priority has been established, this copy has the advertisement present on page 592, as in the surviving copyright deposit copy (BAL 3337). Additionally, this copy has perfect undamaged type at the following pages: xi.1 (M in My is perfect); 19.1 (y is perfect); and 123.6up (death!). Very good plus condition in the publisher's original black cloth pictorial boards. Hinges and edges of the boards professionally repaired with mending paper. Gilt lettering and illustrations on the front board and spine are very well preserved. Previous owner's name on the front pastedown. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. ROUGHING IT. , 1872.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: [with page edges gilt] Fully Illustrated by Eminent Artists. (Issued by Subscription Only, and Not for Sale in Bookstores.) Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company [etc.], 1872. 1 page undated ads. Original black cloth decorated in gilt, all page edges gilt. First American Edition, mixed issue, of this very early Twain title -- his fourth major book. In July 1861, as the Civil War was getting underway, Twain headed out west as private secretary to his brother Orion, who had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory; Twain's "account of the continental crossing with Orion is a full-throated celebration of a golden era, of travel, youth, adventure, and America's last frontier" [Kaplan]. According to Blanck, the first issue is identifiable by the proper presence of two words in lines 20-21 on p. 242 (here, as is often the case, one of the two words is lacking due to type slippage); this copy does not have ads on p. [592] (no precedence certain). MacDonnell goes on to identify three other cases of type slippage (on pages xi, 19 and 123); here two of the three are unworn. More importantly, MacDonnell also identifies two cases of actual word substitution (on pages 156 and 330): in this copy, both have the earlier reading. This copy has all page edges gilt, a feature for which subscribers paid extra. The volume is in bright, close-to-fine condition (the slightest of wear at the spine ends). MacDonnell pp 35-36; Blanck 3337; McBride p. 18. In our experience, it is quite difficult to find desirable copies of the first three of Twain's books that were issued in this hefty, oversized format (THE INNOCENTS ABROAD in 1869, this title in 1872, and THE GILDED AGE in 1873); it is not that hard to find the fourth and last (A TRAMP ABROAD in 1879). A desirable copy with all page edges gilt is scarcer still. Provenance: front free endpaper bookplate of William H. Matchett (1923-2021), poet and English professor at the University of Washington.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
TWAIN, MARK.. Roughing It. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1872, 1872.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, first state. Publisher's half-morocco; some rubbing and wear; a few slight edge tears; owner's inscriptions; overall a very good copy. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Autograph Letter Signed ("Mark") to "Friend Frank [Bliss]". , 1872.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Description: "Elmira [NY], Apl. 19 [1872]." One side of a sheet of lined paper, with "Saml. Clemens | Elmira | April 19/72" written (by the recipient?) on the verso. The text of this early letter reads: What is your _new_ number? I only know 149 Asylum. Wm. C. Smythe (whose letter I enclose) [not included] is a splendid old friend of mine. He is city editor of the principal Pittsburgh paper -- a city _where I drew the largest audience ever assembled in Pittsburgh to hear a lecture._ Send him a book. I want a _big_ sale in Pittsburgh. _Mark_ Francis Edward Bliss (1843-1915) was the son of Elisha Bliss, who had founded the American Publishing Company in Hartford; "Frank" left a banking career to join his father's company in the 1860s, and was soon Treasurer. In 1867 Elisha had gotten in touch with fledgling newspaper journalist "Mark Twain," and by the time of this April 1872 letter, APC had published Twain's THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (1869), and (in February 1872) ROUGHING IT; it would soon publish THE GILDED AGE (1873) and then THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER (1876). Elisha died in 1880, leaving the company in the hands of Frank and his brother Walter. By 1880 MT thought he had had enough of [Frank] Bliss, who turned out to be as good at misleading his authors as he was at misleading the public. The established Boston firm of Osgood & Company brought out two MT books -- The Prince and the Pauper and Life on the Mississippi -- but by 1884 MT had founded his own publishing house: Webster & Co. Its first book was Huck Finn [UVa]. This letter shows that even as early as 1872, Twain's swagger was evident -- underlining his entire boast (exaggeration?) of the crowd he had recently drawn in Pittsburgh (his "Roughing It" lecture, at Library Hall on January 12, 1872), and ordering his publisher to "send him a book" because "I want a big sale." The letter is in very good condition, with horizontal folds from original mailing and a vertical fold (one short split) from Bliss's filing; there are also a few pinholes probably due to Bliss's filing process. Provenance: though not so identified, this letter came from the renowned Fred Bentley Sr. collection of Mark Twain.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Roughing It by Mark Twain. First edition, first issue in ¾ leather binding including spine with 6 compartments and blind-stamped grape clusters on the spine. Publisher: American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872. State A with he and his present on lines 20/21, page 242 in perfect type. Page 156 has a capital T for Trees and thirteenth instead of sixteenth, page 330 line 23 has "Eastern" that was later corrected to "eastern". Ad on page 592. Two frontispieces. Binding is in fine condition. Marbled edges. 591 pages. Contents clean with only a couple of light spots of foxing. 6 ¼ x 8 7/8 inches. An exceptional copy. Inventory #23-049. Price: $4,000.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, 1872.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Professionally rebound fine and internally about fine. First Edition, First Printing with points "perfect type on p. 242 lines 20-21 BAL State A, ad present on page 592, page 156 has a capital T for Trees and thirteenth instead of sixteenth, page 330 line 23 has "Eastern" that was corrected to "eastern"
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.