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Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Near fine. Bright and attractive trade paperback. Second edition. 2010. Very nice copy.

Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 24 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Sonstiges

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.22

Pages are clean,bright and tight. Very little wear to very large book. No name or inscription.Slight tanning to f.e.p.Volume One only.

Good condition. No Dust Jacket Unopened pages. (literature author history)

Tall 8vo, 368, Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine., A nice, bright copy of an early printing (code L-Y on copyright page).

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

2 Volume Set. Blue Boards With Lettering In Gold. Covers Have Twain's Signature In Gold. Sunning To Spine. Minor Shelf Wear. No Priority Or International Shipping.

No dustjacket. Former owner's name blind stamped to first three pages, date stamped on front endpaper &verso of rear endpaper.; 8vo; 365 pages.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Good condition. No Dust Jacket Unopened pages. (literature author history)

2691 shelf. Slim green buckram, a few water stained spots on bottom edges, paper title label on spine. No names, clean text. Striking b/w wood engravings. Early Peter Pauper--edition 525 copies, 500 sold by Random House. Elegant letterpress production.

Tall 8vo, 368, Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine., A nice, bright copy of an early printing (code L-Y on copyright page).

Sheldon & Co., 1871, 2nd issue, 8vo., 47 pages, illustrations. Book bound in a rust colored cloth, no dust jacket, lettering in gilt. Book very good condition.

2 Volume Set. Blue Boards With Lettering In Gold. Covers Have Twain's Signature In Gold. Sunning To Spine. Minor Shelf Wear. No Priority Or International Shipping.

No dustjacket. Former owner's name blind stamped to first three pages, date stamped on front endpaper &verso of rear endpaper.; 8vo; 365 pages.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Volumes 1 and 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 2200grams, ISBN:

Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine who was Clemens' literary executor. Twain had been attempting to write an autobiography for 35 years prior to his death. The task of editing his "disorganzed mass of unpublished writing" fell to Albert Paine (much of it was dictated prior to his death in 1909), and publishing it in book form was first attempted by Harper's--it covers about 2/5 of his unpublished works. Frontis portrait in each volume with tissue guard. Pagination: vol. 1: 368pp; vol. 2: 365pp. Two pages of ads in rear of volume 2 with Harper's Mark Twain books. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with bright gilt spine and cover lettering; top edges gilt. Previous owner bookplate in each volume on front paste down else, a nice clean, tight and unmarked set with no interior or exterior markings. This is the August 1924 printing (K-Y) in first year of publication (2 months after the first August printing). Ref: BAL 3537 p. 225; Frontis Portraits; 8vo, 8"-9" tall.

Harper & Brothers, 1924. Stated first edition (H-Y) in two volumes. Very good collectible copy, handsome navy blue ribbed cloth with gilt lettering on spine and facsimile signature of Twain on front board. No dust jackets. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.

2691 shelf. Slim green buckram, a few water stained spots on bottom edges, paper title label on spine. No names, clean text. Striking b/w wood engravings. Early Peter Pauper--edition 525 copies, 500 sold by Random House. Elegant letterpress production.

Volumes 1 and 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 2200grams, ISBN:

12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 46pp. Terra cotta cloth, gilt lettering. Corners and spine ends very lightly rubbed, interior is age-toned, clean and binding is tight. First Edition Second State with Ball, Black & Co. ad on copyright page. Not really a biography, but amusing. Illustrated.

Slightly worn dark green Hb with gold lettering on front/small nick at front bottom edge/tear at top and bottom spine/front and; 47 pages; Back covers decorated around edges with embossed leaves.

Sheldon & Co., 1871, 2nd issue, 8vo., 47 pages, illustrations. Book bound in a rust colored cloth, no dust jacket, lettering in gilt. Book very good condition.

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.

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+

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.

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!

Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine who was Clemens' literary executor. Twain had been attempting to write an autobiography for 35 years prior to his death. The task of editing his "disorganzed mass of unpublished writing" fell to Albert Paine (much of it was dictated prior to his death in 1909), and publishing it in book form was first attempted by Harper's--it covers about 2/5 of his unpublished works. Frontis portrait in each volume with tissue guard. Pagination: vol. 1: 368pp; vol. 2: 365pp. Two pages of ads in rear of volume 2 with Harper's Mark Twain books. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with bright gilt spine and cover lettering; top edges gilt. Previous owner bookplate in each volume on front paste down else, a nice clean, tight and unmarked set with no interior or exterior markings. This is the August 1924 printing (K-Y) in first year of publication (2 months after the first August printing). Ref: BAL 3537 p. 225; Frontis Portraits; 8vo, 8"-9" tall.

Harper & Brothers, 1924. Stated first edition (H-Y) in two volumes. Very good collectible copy, handsome navy blue ribbed cloth with gilt lettering on spine and facsimile signature of Twain on front board. No dust jackets. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.

12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 46pp. Terra cotta cloth, gilt lettering. Corners and spine ends very lightly rubbed, interior is age-toned, clean and binding is tight. First Edition Second State with Ball, Black & Co. ad on copyright page. Not really a biography, but amusing. Illustrated.

Slightly worn dark green Hb with gold lettering on front/small nick at front bottom edge/tear at top and bottom spine/front and; 47 pages; Back covers decorated around edges with embossed leaves.

BAL 3326; State 2..

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

BAL 3326; State 2..

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.

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