The Innocents Abroad. By Mark Twain. Signed by Fritz Kredel. Signed Limited Edition. Limited Editions Club. New York, 1962.

Mark Twain, often considered the Father of American Literature, led a full and enigmatic life. He was an acclaimed author of novels and travelogues, but also a riverboat captain, a prospector, a journalist, a public speaker, an inventor, and a publisher. He traveled the world several times over. He adored his daughters and wife. He was friends with many of the most notable people of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Much of his experiences influenced his literature which he infused with incredible humor and social commentary. In this volume, The Innocents Abroad, Twain found his literary style that resulted in his bestselling book in his lifetime. It is a humorous travelogue about his voyages in the Mediterranean. It was his second book-length publication. In it, Twain pokes fun at the differences between the past and present, the ancient and modern worlds. He also builds his own character as that of a quintessential American whose culture becomes comically distinct against the backdrop of Europe and the Middle East. This edition is also noteworthy for its illustrations. They were drawn by Fritz Kredel and hand-colored by the Walter Fischer Studio.

This signed limited edition is signed by Kredel on the colophon. It is #918 of 1,500 copies. It is in fine condition. In the original quarter cloth over marbled boards, fine. Text block fine. In the original slipcase, near-fine with only minor fading and bumping. With the publisher’s original letter laid in.

A fine LEC edition of The Innocents Abroad.