Description
First American Edition, second state of The Prince and The Pauper by Mark Twain.
Octavo, 411pp. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover, binding State “A.” Illustrations stamped in gilt and black on front cover. Bookplate removed from front pastedown, faint foxing to endpapers. Solid text block, free of any marks or notations. First edition with the Franklin Press imprint on copyright page. Binding State A, in the publisher’s green cloth, rosette on spine 1/8″ below fillet. (BAL 3402) (McBride, 70) Second state with “estate” corrected to “state” on page 124, “do not” corrected to “do” on Page 362. An attractive example, with bright gilt embellishments.