1876 1st Mark Twain Old Times on the Mississippi Canadian Pirated Publication

Description: First edition, Belford Brothers, Publishers, Toronto, second issue with the Franklin Press listed as printer on the copyright page. 157 pages. Very Good or better condition. Ads in rear and contains a Literary Nightmare. Includes advertisement for Tom Sawyer opposite the title page and ad for Pausanias th Spartan rear with last ad for Capital New Books. Brown cloth covered boards with decorative black stamping on cover, gilt on cover and spine and blind embossed rear back cover. Very Good+ condition. Previous owners bookplate and hand written PON front end papers. Twain's timeless tale of two little boys who switch places to see how the other half lives. The Prince and the Pauper was unlike anything Twain had done up till that time. It is a fine adventure with a vein of classic Twain humor. Twain took up a short stay in Montreal in an attempt to establish residency there so that he could register the copy-right in Canada, England and the United States. Twain denounced the Belford brothers as "miserable thieves" and claimed lost ten thousand dollars over the "Tom Sawyer debacle" and even named a character in a play after them "this inhuman miscreant" and he almost quit writing so they would not benefit from his talents. His past encounters with piracy led him to make this attempt. The London and Canadian editions of this work were issued some days prior to the Boston edition. 7.25" x 5.25." Binding tight and square, no condition issues to note. Photos are of the actual item being sold and they are to be considered part of the description. We consider all offers in relation to current market values and we try to respond almost immediately. Your purchase will be packed carefully and shipped quickly. We are available 7 days a week. Please see other listings for books and collectibles that might be of interest to you and follow North*Star*Collectibles as we post new items every week. Thank you for looking and come again soon,North*Star*Collectibles

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