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The Prince and the Pauper
by Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel L.); Hutton, Clarke (Illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Heritage Press, 1964. First Thus . Slipcased. Near Fine/Very Good+. Hutton, Clarke. Twain's classic story from 1882 presented in a sumptuous hardcover, slipcased edition, by the Heritage Press from 1964. Introduction by Edward Wagenknecht with colored frontispiece & 11 internal, full-page, full-color illustrations by Clarke Hutton. First Edition, First Printing in this format (First Thus). Book is internally Fine, with exterior graded Near Fine due to slight tanning to spine & foxing to exterior page edges & endpapers (more heavily tanned here as well). Never fully opened, pages still smell new & are nice & white. Former owner's (mine) bookplate to ffep, else unmarked. The blue-gray slipcase is VG+: firm & square, no tearing, but random fading & spotting. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
The Prince and the Pauper is an English language novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, the novel tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court, London, and Edward VI of England, son of Henry VIII of England.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007597
- Title
- The Prince and the Pauper
- Author
- Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel L.); Hutton, Clarke (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Hutton, Clarke
- Format/Binding
- Slipcased
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Fiction; Nonfiction; Children-Young Adult (YA): Literature; Poetry";
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