Mark Twain's Autobiography, Volume I
by Twain, Mark; [Samuel Clemens]; Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine condition/No jacket
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1924. Volume 1 only (of 2). Near Fine condition. An unusually bright, shiny, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Endpapers have just a few light brown spots (minor foxing). All other pages are bright white, clean, crisp and unmarked. Bound in the original, dark blue cloth. The cloth covers still have that new book gloss and luster. NO fading. NO rubbing. The gilt lettering on the spine, and Twain's gilt-stamped signature on the front cover, are also still bright and shiny. Top edge gilt. Volume 1 only (of 2). This is an early printing, with publisher's code L-Y (November 1924) for a book first published in August 1924. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece photograph of Twain (taken in 1906) and a facsimile page of the book's manuscript, in Twain's handwriting. Index. See BAL 3537. . Early printing (November 1924). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket. 8vo. xxvi. 368pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Mark Twain's Autobiography, Volume I
- Author
- Twain, Mark; [Samuel Clemens]; Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Edition
- Early printing (November 1924)
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Literature / Literary Biography / Criticism;
- Size
- 8vo. xxvi. 368pp
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Henderson, Nevada
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- Jacket
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- Facsimile
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
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- Gilt
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- BAL
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- Cloth
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