Limited edition. Thin octavo. Title page woodcut and 7 woodcuts in the text. Original green cloth with printed paper label on the spine. Very good. 25 pages. No dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates. One of 525 copies, printed at the Walpole Printing Office, New Rochelle, New York Zane Grey's copy with his "thin" blindstamp on the front free endpaper.
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography, and First Romance
Twain, Mark
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography, and First Romance
Twain, Mark
Publisher: Sheldon & Company
Date published: 1871
Format: Hardcover
Woodcuts; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 47 pages; 1871 Sheldon & Company. HC 1st edition, 2nd state. Snugly bound in original dark green cloth with titles brightly in gilt to cover; spine unlettered as issued. 2nd state with Ball, Black & Co ad on copyright page. Trace rubbing and fray to cloth at corner tips. Prior ownership pendiled to front flyleaf dated May 1, 1871. Tiny mended edge tear to flyleaf top edge. Illustrated with woodcuts from art attributed to Henry Louis Stephens. Bright and attractive copy. VG+
Pictorial hardcovers in dark blue cloth with bright gilt titles to covers and spines. First printing of first edition. Books are in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight bindings and sharp corners. Large 8vos. Over 700 pp. including index.; With Dust Jackets; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
Mark Twain's Autobiography in Two Volumes (With Dust Jackets) 1924
Twain, Mark
Mark Twain's Autobiography in Two Volumes (With Dust Jackets) 1924
Twain, Mark
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Date published: 1924
Format: Hardcover
1924. VOLUMES I and II. COVER WEAR. COVERED SPINES. TANNED PAGES. An acceptable ex-library hardcover with typical library markings. Tanned pages have an occasional smudge or mark. Heavy cover wear spine ends and corners with cardboard showing. Clear protective library tape on the spines. NO DUST JACKETS. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world.
Twain, Mark (Introduction By Albert Bigelow Paine)
Mark Twain's Autobiography (Volume 1)
Twain, Mark (Introduction By Albert Bigelow Paine)
Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Date published: 1924
Format: Hardcover
A former library book in library binding with all the expected stamps stickers and markings. Some shelf storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Missing dustjacket. The pages appear aged but unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shay. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance
Twain, Mark
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance
Twain, Mark
Publisher: Sheldon & Company
Date published: 1871
Format: Hardcover
Book. Octavo, 47, [1] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in terracotta red cloth with gilt lettering on front cover. First state, with no advertisement for Bail, Black & Co. on copyright page. Scuffing and soiling to boards. Fraying to cloth on head and tail of spine. Age-toning and foxing to interior pages. Bookplate on front pastedown. Light pencil writing to front free endpaper. Shelved in Case 13. BAL 3326. 1376428. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Mark Twain's Autobiography in Two Volumes (2 Volume Set)
Twain, Mark (Introduction By Albert Bigelow Paine)
Mark Twain's Autobiography in Two Volumes (2 Volume Set)
Twain, Mark (Introduction By Albert Bigelow Paine)
Publisher: P.F. Collier and Son
Date published: 1925
Format: Hardcover
NF/Fair in Poor slipcase. Bindings are very clean, with just a bit of very light bumping at spine tails. Maroon cloth with gilt; gilt bright. TEG bright. Pages clean. DJ's fair only; staining along spines. Loss at V1 DJ tail and at V2 DJ head, and a nickel size triangular shaped whole in middle of V2 DJ spine. A bit of light soil to DJ panels. Slipcase quite worn, soiled.
Pictorial hardcovers in dark blue cloth with bright gilt titles to covers and spines. First printing of first edition. Books are in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight bindings and sharp corners. Large 8vos. Over 700 pp. including index.; With Dust Jackets; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
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gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.