Preceding the American edition. A semi-autobiographical memoir and travelogue of the author’s experiences as a steamboat pilot before the American Civil War and his return to the river decades later.| With personal anecdotes, history, and social commentary, which serves as an important historical document of 19th Century American life. Over 300 illustrations. 32 pages of advertisements to the rear dated March 1883. Repairs to tear on page 347. Some splitting to the gutter of the patterned endpapers. Previous owner’s name to half title page. Mild scattered foxing. 561 Pages. First UK Edition. Condition: Good.
Publisher: Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly
Date Published: 1883
Publication Place: London
First Edition: Yes
Condition: Good.
