THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co, 1892. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 277 pages, [8] ads. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's grey-green green pictorial cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Boards show rubbing to corners, rubbing and fraying to spine edges, and faint marks on rear cover. Textblock has light age toning and foxing to some pages. Shelved Room A. BAL 3434. 1372317. Special Collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1372317
- Title
- THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Charles L. Webster & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...