Roughing It

MARK (SAMUEL CLEMENS) TWAIN

Publication: American Publishing Company, 1872, Hartford, Conn

First Edition, First Issue. Original Brown Cloth with Gilt imprint on front panel and spine. xviii, 591pp.+ 1pp. Advertisement. Double-page Frontispiece, with tissue. Prefatory. List of 300 Illustrations. Appendix. As First Issue, no battered M inline 1 of Contents; no damaged Y in My as first word of Chapter 1; page 156 has a capital T for Trees and thirteenth instead of sixteenth; page 242 with unbroken type and he & his present on lines 20 & 21; on page 330 line 23 has Eastern that was later corrected to eastern; and page 592 is an Advertisement for the publisher. Dedicated to Twain's mining companion Calvin H. Higbie, Roughing It follows the travels of a young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the early-mid 1860's. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry milkman, Twain joined his brother Orion on a stagecoach journey west. The book chronicles many of Twain's 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. Professional repair to spine ends and new endpapers. Some soiling and rubbing to original cloth. Moderate wear to edges and corners. Some light occasional soiling and light foxing throughout, and 2" closed tear to bottom of one page. Very good. Rarely seen in original cloth! Protected in custom slipcase.

Inventory Number: 53163