1869 Mark Twain The Innocents Abroad First Edition 2nd State BAL 3316. # SH101

Offered here is an original 1869 first edition, second state/issue of Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad; or, The New Pilgrims’ Progress by Samuel L. Clemens, published by American Publishing Company, Hartford, Connecticut, with the H.H. Bancroft & Company, San Francisco imprint on the title page. This desirable early Mark Twain volume is bibliographically identified as BAL 3316, First Edition, Second State. The photographed issue points include: • Page references present on contents pages xvii–xviii • Final contents entry reads “A Newspaper Valedictory—Conclusion” • Napoleon III portrait present on page 129 • Page 643 correctly headed “CHAPTER LXI” • Rear advertisement headed “Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant” • Dated 1869 on both title and copyright pages The book contains the stated 234 illustrations and retains its attractive original publisher’s dark cloth binding with elaborate gilt pictorial decoration to the front cover and gilt-decorated spine. The rear cover has the original blind-stamped monogram/design. Original publisher advertising pages are also present. A particularly appealing feature is the Hartford / San Francisco Bancroft dual-imprint title page, associated with the Western distribution of this famous subscription-published work. Condition: Antique condition with expected age and handling wear. The gilt decoration remains attractive and displays very well. There is wear/fraying at the spine ends and corners, rubbing and minor losses to the cloth, scattered foxing/spotting, toning, occasional staining and other signs of age throughout. Interior pages and illustrations shown remain quite presentable for a book more than 150 years old. No modern restoration is known. The volume has not been professionally collated, so please examine all photographs carefully for condition and completeness. An important and highly collectible 1869 Mark Twain first edition, with confirmed second-state bibliographical points and attractive original decorated binding. A strong addition to a collection of Mark Twain, 19th-century American literature, travel writing, or antiquarian books. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description and show the exact book being offered.