THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER: A TALE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL AGES
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, [1882]. First American Edition, First Printing, Later State, Binding State B. Octavo, 411 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's decorated green cloth with green and gilt lettering to spine. Mild rubbing to edges, corners, and hinges. Fraying and wear to head and tail of spine. Light scuffing to boards. Spine slightly cocked. Tearing to front pastedown. Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper. Years on title page and copyright page scratched off. Agetoning with scattered staining throughout textblock. Binding beginning to loosen with gutter visible between rear free endpaper and pastedown. Later state with all corrections made including "estate" to "state" on page 124, "do not" to "do" on page 263, and "reigned" to "reined" on page 362. Binding state B with rosette on spine 1/16 inch below the fillet. BAL 3402. Shelved in Case 13. More