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Size: 8x2x10; Complete 3 Volume Set. Bound in quarter black cloth with cream paper boards. and gilt text on the spine. Volume 1 is the third printing, and Volumes 2 and 3 are first printings. "I've struck it! " Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away-to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." Thus, after dozens of false starts and hundreds of pages, Twain embarked on his "Final (and Right) Plan" for telling the story of his life. His innovative notion-to "talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment"-meant that his thoughts could range freely. The strict instruction that many of these texts remain unpublished for 100 years meant that when they came out, he would be "dead, and unaware, and indifferent, " and that he was therefore free to speak his "whole frank mind." The year 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Twain's death. In celebration of this important milestone and in honor of the cherished tradition of publishing Mark Twain's works, UC Press is proud to offer for the first time Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography in its entirety and exactly as he left it. This major literary event brings to readers, admirers, and scholars the first of three volumes and presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave as he intended. Vol. 1 xix 736pp. Vol. 2 xix 733pp. Vol. 3 xix 747pp. Pictorial dustjackets with B&W portraits of Mark Twain. Vol. 1 has a red spine, vol. 2 has a green spine, and vol. 3 has a blue spine. CONDITION: Light shelf wear. Volume 3 has a dent on the center top edge of the covers other volumes fine. Pages are crisp and clean. Bindings and text blocks are tight. Small repaired tear and creasing at the top edge of Vol. 3 other volumes fine. Full refund if not satisfied.

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Two Vols. Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. Fasinating material originally written by Twain in 1906. This is an excellent copy of the second printing, printed shortly after the first printing. The interiors of both volumes are clean, no marks of any kind. The hinges and all signatures are tight. There is no foxing. The gold gilt on the front covers and spines of each volume remains bright. The gold gilt on the top page edges is also bright. There is modest shelf rubbing to the edges of the boards.

Green embossed publisher's cloth with gilt title in center of front cover. No title along spine. Yellow endpapers. Ads on copyright page and last page. 47 pp. + 1 ad at rear. NOT a frist state due to the presence of the advertisement for Ball, Black & Co. on the copyright page. A very nice copy in the scarce green cloth binding (more often found in wraps).

Very nice set; "L-Y" on copyright page; clean, bright set.

First edition, second state with advertisement on verso. 12mo. 47pp., [1pp. of ads. ] Black-and-white illustrations from N.Y. Bureau of Illustration throughout. Terracotta cloth covered boards, stamped in gilt. Faint dampstain on page edges, spine ends and corners lightly worn, small white spots on spine and rear board, very good.

2 volumes, publisher's midnight blue cloth gilt in dust jackets, books very good and bright, endpapers show a little spottiness and soil; jackets fair to good with edgewear, chips, tears, fading, mellowing of color, and soil, but mainly complete, and hard to find in the jackets.

Almost new matching set of 3 hardbacks and jackets! No owners' names or labels. Jackets are in clear protective covers. Text is clean, unmarked. All 3 are first edition, 1st printing with full number line. (Shelf location: J6) Books are carefully sealed in waterproof mailers and then boxed to prevent damage during transit.