The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages / Mark Twain

Name/Title

The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages / Mark Twain

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.74

Description

411 pages. 192 illustrations. First state. Copyright pages states 1881. First issue with spine rosette 1/8 inch below billet and Franklin Press imprint on copyright page. With corrected texts on page 124, line 1 ("state" instead of "estate"), page 263, nine lines from bottom ("do" instead of "do not"), and page 363, three lines from bottom ("reined" instead of "reigned"). First published in London.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Impostors, Juvenile fiction, 1880s

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

7 in

Book Details

Author

Mark Twain

Edition

First American

Publisher

James R. Osgood & Company

Place Published

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1882

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Eastlake Design

Binding Notes

Bound in dark green cloth with black and white repeat pattern stamping to spine and cover in an Eastlake style. Gilt stamping of crown and scepters to cover and spine.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Edward VI, King of England

Person or Organization

Franklin Press

Notes

prt

Related Places

Place

City

London

Country

England

Related Publications

Publication

Bibliography of American Literature

Notes

BAL3402