Early edition of the 1896 original. Red cloth-bound book, hardcover with gilt on front and spine. Discoloration to the bottom edge and previous owner's inscription on endpage. Illustrated.
Written by Mark Twain, the novel is presented as a translation by "Jean Francois Alden" of memoirs by Sieur Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of Joan of Arc's page Louis de Contes.