TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel] — LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
New York. Limited Editions Club. First Edition. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9-1/2") bound in dark gray-green morocco leather-backed brown linen boards with a lithographed scene by Thomas Hart Benton. The addition of hitherto suppressed passages totaling 15,000 words makes this the True First Complete Edition of this classic work by Mark Twain with the text conforming to the original manuscript. Edited by Willis Wagner with an introduction by Edward Wagenknecht. Designed by Will Ransom and printed by W. E. Rudge's Sons. Copy #316 of 1200 numbered copies illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton with nearly 60 drawings, including the first color pictures by him in a book. SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.. Thomas Hart Benton. Fine in a Very Good case with typical wear to the label and spotting to the case covers
