The Niagara Book
first edition Hardcover
1893 · Buffalo
by TWAIN, Mark
Buffalo, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. [8], 225, [1] pp. With frontispiece, headpieces and half tone reproductions from sketches by Harry Fenn, and six views reprinted from Gilbert's report of the New York State Reservation. 8vo., bound in original green decorated cloth; scattered spotting but stil a presentable copy. Buffalo: Underhill and Nichols, 1893. First Edition. A souvenir collection of original stories, essays and sketches by prominent American authors about Niagara Falls. Twain's contribution is a humorous sketch in which Niagara Falls Park is Eden entitled The Earliest Authentic Mention of Niagara Falls. Extracts from Adam's Diary Translated from the Original Manuscript. Johnson 128. BAL 3437. (Inventory #: D14547)