The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain Hardcover

Story Title: The Innocents Abroad

Date of Publication: 1910 (circa 1910–1912)

Edition: This early 20th-century Ward Lock & Co. (London) edition features a distinctive blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and a prominent gilt tree/olive tree design on the front cover, along with gilt decoration on the spine. 

Publisher: Ward Lock & Co. Limited

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Language: English

Writers: Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

Characters: Mark Twain (the narrator), the Quaker City passengers, and various European and Holy Land figures encountered during the 1867 excursion

Key Facts: 

The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim’s Progress is Mark Twain’s hugely popular 1869 travel book, based on his 1867 voyage aboard the steamship Quaker City to Europe and the Holy Land. Written in his characteristic humorous and satirical style, it mocks Old World pretensions, tourist behaviour, and American innocence abroad while offering sharp observations on culture and society. It is a representative British printing of one of Twain’s most successful and influential travel narratives. Copies with this exact blue-and-gilt tree binding are commonly dated around 1910.

Page Count: Approximately 310 pages (varies slightly by exact printing)

Condition: Fair to good edition with a missing copyright page, gilt top edge on text block, the gilt olive tree and lettering on the front and gilt decoration on the spine are in good condition. There is very old tape on the inside hinged. Please refer to photos for condition