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.
