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Mark Twain His Life and Work. A Biographical Sketch
by Clemens, Will M
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Clemens Publishing Company, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. 3-211 pages. Green cloth hardcover with gilt title and black lines on front cover and gilt title on spine. Front hinge cracked. Front end sheet removed. Title page is page 3. Some rubbing and soil to the front cover. Fair only.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29983
- Title
- Mark Twain His Life and Work. A Biographical Sketch
- Author
- Clemens, Will M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Clemens Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1892
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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