Group of (2) books written by Mark Twain
Group of (2) books written by Mark Twain, to include: ''The Innocents Abroad,'' 1872, London: George Routledge & Sons, bound with ''The New Pilgrims Progress,'' inscribed to interior front board by previous owner George R. Brush, 255 pp, (tanning, minor foxing), 6-3/4''l, 4-1/2''w; and ''Roughing It,'' 1874, Hartford: American Publishing Co., with numerous illustrations, titled page stamped ''Geo. R. Brush M.D., US Navy, Sayville, L.I. N.Y.'', 570 pp, (front board detached, tanning, minor foxing), 9-1/2''l, 6''w. Provenance: Acquired by descent from Dr. George R. Brush, of the settling Brush family of Southold, Long Island, New York.
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Group of (2) books written by Mark Twain, to include: ''The Innocents Abroad,'' 1872, London: George Routledge & Sons, bound with ''The New Pilgrims Progress,'' inscribed to interior front board by previous owner George R. Brush, 255 pp, (tanning, minor foxing), 6-3/4''l, 4-1/2''w; and ''Roughing It,'' 1874, Hartford: American Publishing Co., with numerous illustrations, titled page stamped ''Geo. R. Brush M.D., US Navy, Sayville, L.I. N.Y.'', 570 pp, (front board detached, tanning, minor foxing), 9-1/2''l, 6''w. Provenance: Acquired by descent from Dr. George R. Brush, of the settling Brush family of Southold, Long Island, New York.