Roughing It
Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1872. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. Item #010934
8vo., xviii(1)592pp. Sharp First Edition, First Issue, with ad on page 592 and all words present on page 242. Rebound in modern brown cloth with printed paper label on spine. Two frontis illustrations. 300 in-text illustrations. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no toning or foxing. There is virtually no wear to the binding. Water-staining to the recto of the first frontispiece and only mildly affecting both illustrations. There are a few scattered smudges within the text. Last page has some chipping to edges and top page corners looked to have been cut during printing or binding. Provenance signatures on front end-paper, 1854 & 1920, and an undated name signed on the title page. A very handsome collectable copy and an opportunity to acquire a high-spot of American literature at great price (McBride p.18; BAL 3337).
Price: $350.00