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Mark Twain's Autobiography. Two Volumes in Slipcase
by Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens). Introduction By Albert Bigelow Paine
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair Slipcase
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1925. This edition published 1925. Two volumes in maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering, top edges gilt, tissue protected frontis plate in each volume, title pages in red and black, publisher's original printed slipcase. Includes some publisher advertising tucked into the front of the first volume. Spines slightly faded with some wear to the spine heads, minor spots to top of one front cover, otherwise very good with good hinges, tight bindings, very clean pages, no names or other markings. The slipcase is shelfworn and has a chipped and ragged open edge, but structurally sound.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair Slipcase. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045373
- Title
- Mark Twain's Autobiography. Two Volumes in Slipcase
- Author
- Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens). Introduction By Albert Bigelow Paine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair Slipcase
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier and Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- AMERICAN AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
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