The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress; Being and Account of the Steamship Quaker City's Pleasure Excursion to Europe and the Holy Land; with Descriptions of Countries, Nations, Incidents and Adventures, as they Appeared to the Author
American Publishing Company, 1870. Hardcover. Item #425852
651 pages. Twain's second book and one of the best selling travel books of all time. It is the 'record of a pleasure-trip [compiled from] portions of letters which I wrote for the Daily Alta California, of San Francisco [and] portions of several letters written for the New York Tribune and the New York Herald,' -- from the author's preface. With 243 black-and-white illustrations. First published in 1869. An early edition published the year following the initial book release. Bound in black cloth with cloth label on the cover bearing gilt lettering and illustration. Spine label with moderate rubbing to title. Hinges sound; with tiny chips to edge of the title page.
Price: $100.00