A Tramp Abroad Mark Twain American Literature

A smart example of the second printing of the first UK edition of Mark Twain's account of his journey through central and southern Europe. The second impression of the first UK single volume edition of this work, with thirty-two page publisher's catalogue to the rear dated October 1880, as called for.Illustrated with the second printing 'Titian's Moses' frontispiece, and a further three-hundred and fourteen vignette and full page illustrations by W. FR. Brown, True Williams, B. Day and others.A delightful work of travel literature, a mixture of autobiography and imagined events, focused on the author's journey through south-western Germany.With the inscription of Marshall H Oakley to the front free endpaper.A wonderful work from the man William Faulkner termed 'the father of American literature'. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Back strip and front board perimeters age toned, otherwise externally excellent. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The odd spot to page perimeters, otherwise generally clean and bright. Good