first edition wraps
June 1876 · Boston
by TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]
Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, June 1876. First Edition. wraps. Chips at spine tips; owner name at top of front cover. Near Fine and uncommon as an individual issue rather than in a bound volume. Original printed wraps; Volume XXXVII, #224. In this 10-page humorous essay, Twain describes how the loss of a conscience can bring about bliss. Also in this issue are the first three parts of THE AMERICAN by Henry James, "A Shaker Village" by W. D. Howells, and other pieces.
(Inventory #: 020200)