Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper, 2nd Ed. 1892 ill
"The Prince and the Pauper. A Tale For Young People of All Ages", by Mark Twain, illustrated, published by Charles Webster, 1892, first printing of the Popular Edition [the second edition after the first edition published by Osgood in 1882].
"Pronounced by high authorities one of the best child's stories ever written."
Twain's historical tale for the young. During the last years of Henry VIII's reign, a prince finds a pauper who looks exactly like him and persuades him to exchange clothes -- at which time the prince is chased from the palace, is forced to live as a pauper, and experiences first-hand the wretchedness of the poor and the cruelty of the law. The prince, mistaken for Tom, is forced to live a pauper's life, while Tom unwillingly takes on the life of a prince. And in the end, each boy finds the king inside himself.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $14.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original publisher's illustrated cloth [some surface wear: see photos], 5 1/2" x 8"; inscription dated "Christmas 1893" on the front endpaper, all three frontispieces are present, 289 pages + publisher's advertising, 60 b/w text illustrations, a little soiling, very good condition.
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"The Prince and the Pauper. A Tale For Young People of All Ages", by Mark Twain, illustrated, published by Charles Webster, 1892, first printing of the Popular Edition [the second edition after the first edition published by Osgood in 1882].
"Pronounced by high authorities one of the best child's stories ever written."
Twain's historical tale for the young. During the last years of Henry VIII's reign, a prince finds a pauper who looks exactly like him and persuades him to exchange clothes -- at which time the prince is chased from the palace, is forced to live as a pauper, and experiences first-hand the wretchedness of the poor and the cruelty of the law. The prince, mistaken for Tom, is forced to live a pauper's life, while Tom unwillingly takes on the life of a prince. And in the end, each boy finds the king inside himself.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $14.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original publisher's illustrated cloth [some surface wear: see photos], 5 1/2" x 8"; inscription dated "Christmas 1893" on the front endpaper, all three frontispieces are present, 289 pages + publisher's advertising, 60 b/w text illustrations, a little soiling, very good condition.
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