Bidspirit auction | MARK TWAIN (1835-1910), SIGNED COPY,

MARK TWAIN (1835-1910), SIGNED COPY, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD; OR, THE NEW PILGRIMS' PROGRESS, AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, HARTFORD, 1886 - MARK TWAIN (1835-1910), SIGNED COPY, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD; OR, THE NEW PILGRIMS' PROGRESS, AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, HARTFORD, 1886 Signature: Signed ”Mark Twain” on the title page. Description: The book is bound in its original brown publisher's cloth with gilt-stamped decorative lettering and ornamentation on the spine reading The Innocents Abroad; or The New Pilgrims' Progress, along with the author's name and the imprint of the American Publishing Company, Hartford. The front cover retains traces of the original gilt decorative design, though it shows notable wear from age and handling. The title page presents the full title of the work and the publication information, including the statement that the volume contains two hundred and thirty-four illustrations. Beneath the printed text appears a clear handwritten signature reading ”Mark Twain.” The binding exhibits heavy age-related wear including rubbing, fraying at the spine ends, fading of the cloth, and areas of gilt loss, while the interior pages remain intact with typical toning associated with late nineteenth-century paper.