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How to Tell a Story and Other Essays
by Twain, Mark
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Arrowsic, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. Hardcover in mylar. Sm 8vo (7.75" x 5.5"), gilt red cloth. t.e.g. [i-viii]. 233. 2 pp. pub. ads. Bookplate on front pastedown. CONDITION: Very good, pastedowns lightly foxed, ffep with residue of removed label, rear pastedown also with residue of two removed labels. First edition, first printing. With "the error ciper for cipher" occurring at p. 187, line 16. One of only two collections of Twain's essays published in his lifetime, including his reflections on storytelling, his "private history" of the Jumping Frog, and his account of an instance of telepathy. BAL 3449.
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- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8508
- Title
- How to Tell a Story and Other Essays
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897
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About the Seller
James Arsenault & Company
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Arrowsic, Maine
About James Arsenault & Company
James Arsenault & Company was established in 1988. Our stock consists of Americana, literature, fine press, early photography, plate books, trade catalogs, autographs & manuscripts, ephemera, maps, and historical prints, as well as fine and rare books and pamphlets in a variety of fields. We are members in good standing of the ABAA and ILAB, and have exhibited for many years at numerous rare book fairs in both the northeast and in California. We do not have an open shop, but welcome your inquiries regarding items in our stock possibly of interest to you.
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- BAL
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- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
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