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The Prince and the Pauper : A Tale for Young People of All Ages.
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882. Hardcover. 8vo (8.5” x 6.75”), gilt green cloth. 411 pp., numerous b&w illus. Early inscription of “Charles E. Dix, Jan. 15 1882” in ink at ffep. CONDITION: Good, head and food of spine rubbed, covers moderately worn paper at front inner hinge split, front cover a bit slack, occasional foxing, small light brown stains in margins. First edition, first state. With the printing errors on pgs. 124, 263, and 362 (”estate,” “do not,” and “reigned”) and the “Franklin Press” appearing on the copyright page. Binding state A. London and Montreal editions “were issued some days prior to the Boston edition…” (BAL). “This boy's book is a perennial favorite with young readers of Twain's works. Young Tom Canty, a sixteenth century English commoner, is befriended by young Prince Edward VI, and while they are horsing around trying on each others clothes, Edward is mistaken for the commoner and tossed out on the street to fend for himself. As a result he sees first-hand the life of the commoners and when he finally regains his throne, he becomes a compassionate ruler. It is an appealing story at many levels.” (Macdonnell). REFERENCES: BAL 3402; Macdonnell, Kevin. "The Primary First Editions of Mark Twain", Firsts Magazine, July 1998, pp. 44-45.
Item #8551
Price: $700.00
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