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Stiff pictorial wraps. Just a few hints of shelf wear, essentially as issued. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover. xl,301 pp. 2nd ptg. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Harper & Bros. Two hardcovers. No jackets. Stated First Edition. Old price in pencil on front fly leaf of volume one, otherwise free of handwriting. Scuffing to boards and bumping to spine. Page widths are not uniform, in the 1920s style. Tight bindings.

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.

First Edition, 2 volumes. Does not include slipcase or dustjackets, otherwise very nice with NO WRITING in text. Ships the same or next business day with Free Tracking! We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.

First edition large 8vo, in 2 vols. Dark blue with gilt to front and spine, gilt page tops, Abraded bumps to prominent points, dulled spines, front hinge vol I cracked, binding else sound, mild spotting to eps, very good internal condition thereafter

Blue cloth hard cover - slight signs of wear to edges/Good+. In tattered DJ - Poor. 368 rough cut pages. Gilt top to text block. Content Good+. (1050g) Photo on request. As Books that Benefit gives the proceeds from the sale of this book to charity correct postage will be asked for when more than default price quoted.

Heavy set, will require extra shipping. weight: 4.5 lb. Very good, moderate wear to spine ends. Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. Photo frontispieces. 24.5x16 cm. xvi, 368; 365 pp. Blue cloth, blind ruled borders gilt spine titles, gilt signatures on covers, top edges gilt.

First edition. Two volume set. Both volume's are in similarly good condition. Cover corners are lightly worn. Spines are bumped with a few small chips. Spines are cracked, but binding is secure. Frontispieces are in excellent condition and pages are clean and unmarked.

Harper and Brothers Publishers NY and London 1924, Stated first edition H-Y. 2 volumes, 833 pages .Intrducton by Albert Bigelow Paine. Frontespiece photographs, vol.1 Mark Twain at his home ; vol.2 Mark Twain dictating. Navy blue cloth covers, gold stamped cover and front. Light wear to spine ends.

Later printing of first edition (K-Y); 8vo, 2 vols.; portrait frontispieces; blue cloth with gilt title on spine and facimile gilt signature on cover; t.e.g.; edges and corners a little rubbed, bottom edge of textblock toned, bookseller's label on lower pastedown; a very good copy.

Volumes I and II complete. In blue cloth. Both volumes are bright with only light rubbing. Previous owner name.

(16)368,365pp. Index. Portraits. K-Y code. Attractive gilt-stamped dark blue cloth. Gilt tops. Near fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

no marks or names-clean covers and text-navy blue boards with gold lettering-TEG-2 volumes with Frontpiece photos of Twain-stated 1st edition H-Y-FON inside front cover-index with each volume-some cover wear.

8vo, Volume II only, 1924, First Edition stated, blue cloth hardcover with dust jacket, DJ is soiled and worn with chips missing, endpapers soiled, owner's name and address, interior pages are clean, index, 365 pages

Volumes I and II complete. In blue cloth. One corner lightly bumped.

Set of two volumes. Sturdy clean copies with sound bindings. With two frontispiece illustrations of Twain. Rag ends with top gilting. Name of former owner in old-fashioned ink. Excellent bright gilting to covers and spine. With light moderate wear to corner tips and spine ends, with vol I rubbed along spine edge. Vol 2 with a scatter of small white spots to front. Generally a handsome, well-preserved set. Heavy and may need extra shipping.

Illus, 7.5 x 5", cloth, 47pp, ink inscription, text spotted, thumbed, torn, covers worn (esp. spine tips), moderately rubbed. FIRST EDITION, later issue.

Heavy set, will require extra shipping. weight: 4.5 lb. Near fine, light wear to spine ends, light foxing to endpapers in volume 2. Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. Photo frontispieces. 24.5x16 cm. xvi, 368; 365 pp. Blue cloth, blind ruled borders gilt spine titles, gilt signatures on covers, top edges gilt.

First Edition, 2 volumes. Does not include slipcase or dustjackets, otherwise very nice with NO WRITING in text. Ships the same or next business day with Free Tracking! We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.

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.

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.

First edition. Two volume set. Both volume's are in similarly good condition. Cover corners are lightly worn. Spines are bumped with a few small chips. Spines are cracked, but binding is secure. Frontispieces are in excellent condition and pages are clean and unmarked.

First editiion state with code H - Y. Dark blue cloth boards with stamped gilt facsimilie of Twain's signatue on front board. Textblock clean and fresh with strong hinge. No markings. Top page edges gilt but a bit dulled. Volume 1 has some spine lean and set would be near fine otherwise. Volume II square. Very close to near fine. Gilt is bright and fresh to spine. Lacking slipcase. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

FIRST EDITION. NEW YORK & LONDON : 1924. Two volumes complete. Hardbacks. Portrait Frontispieces with printed tissue-guards. Original dark-blue ribbed-cloth; gilt lettered spines. Gilt signature of 'Mark Twain' to covers. Top-edges gilt; others untrimmed as issued. Bright, tight and clean. Neat owner name; no internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. A nice matching set. (v), 365, (xvi), 368 pages. Index to each volume. Referenced by: BAL 3537. Lg.8vo. **Large heavy books; extra postage needed. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, C.H.S., Cumberland, D.L.S. Everyman, G. K. C., Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

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

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.

Book. Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. Stated first edition with date in Roman numerals on title page, in the original luxury blue ribbed cloth with gilt titles and author's signature on the front covers and gilt top edges. The first appearance of Twain's autobiography as he edited it for publication, illustrated by personal photographs. Laid in is a 3-page typed letter on Harper stationery by editor Sara Williams describing what was "sanitized" from this edition, and hence of importance to Twain scholars. A pristine, unmarked set, very well preserved in bright gilt. Octavo.

Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. Very early printing, with Roman numerals date on title page and single 1924 date on copyright page, with letters K-Y. Blue ribbed cloth with gilt foreedges; tissue interleavings. A superb set, practically unread, with no internal marks, in gleaming cover gilt. Scarce in this fine condition.

Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance. NY: Sheldon & Company (1871). Green cloth. 1st; 2nd state (with ad on copyright page). VG+ (mild wear at spine top; bright cloth).

dark blue boards with no inscriptions; top edge gold; minimal bumping to top and bottom of spines; these volumes are heavy and would be sent separately

Harper & Brothers, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Set of two volumes. Sturdy clean copies with sound bindings. With two frontispiece illustrations of Twain. Rag ends with top gilting. Name of former owner in old-fashioned ink. Excellent bright gilting to covers and spine. With light moderate wear to corner tips and spine ends, with vol I rubbed along spine edge. Vol 2 with a scatter of small white spots to front. Generally a handsome, well-preserved set. Heavy and may need extra shipping..

Dark blue ribbed cloth covered boards. Gilt titles to spine and Mark Twain's signature in gilt on front boards. xvi, 368 and 365 pages. Both volumes have a frontispiece with a titled tissue guard. First Edition H-Y on copyright page. Two pages of ads. at rear of volume 2. These are clean tight copies with lovely bright gilt titling. The bottom leading edge corner of volume 1 bumped. A heavy set we will request extra postage if ordered from outside the UK.

1924 Stated First Edition. First State - Code H-Y. 2 Volumes. Size 9.5" x 6.5", Volume 1 368 pages including index and Volume 2 365 pages including index plus 2 pages of publisher's advertisements for their other Mark Twain books. Dark navy blue buckram with Mark Twain's signature in gilt on the front covers and gilt titles to the spines. Top page edges gilt, outer edges rough cut. Title pages printed in red and black. Volume I has a frontispiece photograph of Mark Twain in bed at his home in New York in 1906, with captioned tissue protective sheet. The front endpaper is printed with a facsimile of Mark Twain's handwriting "I am writing from the grave.". Volume II has a frontispiece photograph of Mark Twain dictating his autobiography at Dublin, New Hampshire in 1906, also with captioned tissue protective sheet. Condition near fine, corners and edges very slightly rubbed, else fine, contents very clean. The "A" variant first edition as described in BAL, 3537 which contains the two pages of advertisements at the rear of the second volume and the printed tissue leaves following each frontispiece. With an introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

First edition, Harper code L-Y. Full blue cloth with gilt lettering under light blue dust jackets. Both volumes exceedingly nice. The jackets have minor fading, minor chipping to vol. 1, stain to head of spine panel on vol. 1. Quite presentable. Posthumously published, this was Twain's life story the way he wanted it to be told. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping.

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+

First Edition, Second Issue. Small Octavo. Original brown cloth over boards, gilt lettering at front cover, black and white illustrations. Good, ex-library, no dust jacket, wear to edges, light bumping to spine ends and corners, minor chipping at spine head, white ink title at spine, spine label removal, black spot at center of front cover, removal of slip and card holder at rear end papers resulting in some loss of paper, pages agetoned and spotting in some places.

Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. Two volumes, complete, cloth, a fine set. First edition.

Very Good condition. Covers lightly soiled. Top edge gilt. Corners lightly bumped. Top and bottom of spine tender. First edition, first printing.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. Stated first edition with date in Roman numerals on title page, in the original luxury blue ribbed cloth with gilt titles and author's signature on the front covers and gilt top edges. The first appearance of Twain's autobiography as he edited it for publication, illustrated by personal photographs. Laid in is a 3-page typed letter on Harper stationery by editor Sara Williams describing what was "sanitized" from this edition, and hence of importance to Twain scholars. A pristine, unmarked set, very well preserved in bright gilt.

First edition, Harper code L-Y. Full blue cloth with gilt lettering under light blue dust jackets. Both volumes exceedingly nice. The jackets have minor fading, minor chipping to vol. 1, stain to head of spine panel on vol. 1. Quite presentable. Posthumously published, this was Twain's life story the way he wanted it to be told. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping.

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.

Size: 0x0x0; First Edition HC, 2 Vol set. Signs of shelf wear and binding fatigue on front and back cover panels, clean with no margin notes or highlightsEM.

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.

Book. Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. Stated first edition with date in Roman numerals on title page, in the original luxury blue ribbed cloth with gilt titles and author's signature on the front covers and gilt top edges. The first appearance of Twain's autobiography as he edited it for publication, illustrated by personal photographs. Laid in is a 3-page typed letter on Harper stationery by editor Sara Williams describing what was "sanitized" from this edition, and hence of importance to Twain scholars. A pristine, unmarked set, very well preserved in bright gilt. Octavo.

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+

First edition, Harper code L-Y. Full blue cloth with gilt lettering under light blue dust jackets. Both volumes exceedingly nice. The jackets have minor fading, minor chipping to vol. 1, stain to head of spine panel on vol. 1. Quite presentable. Posthumously published, this was Twain's life story the way he wanted it to be told. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping.

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.

All three volumes are fine unread first printings.

Size: 0x0x0; First Edition HC, 2 Vol set. Signs of shelf wear and binding fatigue on front and back cover panels, clean with no margin notes or highlightsEM.

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.

All three volumes are fine unread first printings.

First edition, second issue of Twain's third book with the Ball, Black, & Co. advertisement on verso of the title page (BAL 3326). Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated and extra-illustrated with a tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece of Twain. In good condition. Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance contains two short stories: "A Burlesque Autobiography", which first appeared in Twain's ten-page Memoranda contributions to Galaxy Magazine, and "First Romance", which initially appeared in The Express in 1870. The two stories bear no actual relationship to Twain's life, but rather present fictional characters that are supposedly part of his lineage. The illustrations throughout both stories have no relationship to the text, but are cartoons that illustrate the children's poem The House that Jack Built, a social commentary the Erie Railroad Ring and its participants, Jay Gould, John T. Hoffman, and Jim Fisk.

The two volume first printings of Mark Twain's autobiography, dictated by him during the last years of his life. The first edition, first printing of these works, with 'H-Y' and 'First Edition' to the colophon of each volume, and duplicate half titles to volume II. BAL state A. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume, retaining the original tissue guard. Collated, complete. The memoir contains a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations, rather than being a chronology detailed autobiography. This is as a result of Twain dictating the memoir, rather than writing it himself. With the inscription 'H. G. Haymaker Foreign Office' to each front free endpaper. With two pages of advertisements to the rear of volume II. Compiled and edited by Twain's personal friend and literary executor Albert Bigelow Paine, this is a smart first edition of the autobiography of this major literary figure. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to spine head and tail. Rubbing to joints, with fading to back strip, and mark to tail of volume I back strip. Rear hinge of volume I and front hinge of each volume strained, and slightly tender. Inscription to front free endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Spotting to title pages and frontispiece perimeters, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good.

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.

First edition, second issue of Twain's third book with the Ball, Black, & Co. advertisement on verso of the title page (BAL 3326). Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated and extra-illustrated with a tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece of Twain. In good condition. Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance contains two short stories: "A Burlesque Autobiography", which first appeared in Twain's ten-page Memoranda contributions to Galaxy Magazine, and "First Romance", which initially appeared in The Express in 1870. The two stories bear no actual relationship to Twain's life, but rather present fictional characters that are supposedly part of his lineage. The illustrations throughout both stories have no relationship to the text, but are cartoons that illustrate the children's poem The House that Jack Built, a social commentary the Erie Railroad Ring and its participants, Jay Gould, John T. Hoffman, and Jim Fisk.

The two volume first printings of Mark Twain's autobiography, dictated by him during the last years of his life. The first edition, first printing of these works, with 'H-Y' and 'First Edition' to the colophon of each volume, and duplicate half titles to volume II. BAL state A. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume, retaining the original tissue guard. Collated, complete. The memoir contains a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations, rather than being a chronology detailed autobiography. This is as a result of Twain dictating the memoir, rather than writing it himself. With the inscription 'H. G. Haymaker Foreign Office' to each front free endpaper. With two pages of advertisements to the rear of volume II. Compiled and edited by Twain's personal friend and literary executor Albert Bigelow Paine, this is a smart first edition of the autobiography of this major literary figure. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to spine head and tail. Rubbing to joints, with fading to back strip, and mark to tail of volume I back strip. Rear hinge of volume I and front hinge of each volume strained, and slightly tender. Inscription to front free endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Spotting to title pages and frontispiece perimeters, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good.

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.

First edition, first issue terracotta cloth, first state of the title page without advertisement on verso. Also issued in wrappers, no priority. Faint, faded remnants of a contemporary owner name, slight nicking to the extremities of the thin spine, a very good plus copy.

First edition, first issue terracotta cloth, first state of the title page without advertisement on verso. Also issued in wrappers, no priority. Faint, faded remnants of a contemporary owner name, slight nicking to the extremities of the thin spine, a very good plus copy.

First edition, first issue with the copyright notice stating, "First Edition, " and with the code letters "H-Y" on the copyright page. One of 100 special bound copies. With an Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. 2 volumes. Pp. xvi, 368 + [6], 365, [2, ads], [1]. Gravure frontispieces in each volume. Contemporary three-quarter tan pigskin, raised bands, tan cloth sides, gilt-lettered spines, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Minimal scuff marks to spine. Light, unobtrusive stain to spine of volume II. Overall, A fine set. First edition, first issue with the copyright notice stating, "First Edition, " and with the code letters "H-Y" on the copyright page. Half title duplicated in volume II. Also includes the two pages of Books by Mark Twain after the index (volume II) noting that this title was issued as a "special edition." There is a typed statement tipped-in to volume I from the San Francisco bookselling firm of Newbegin's Books stating, "First issue of the first edition. hand-bound in three-quarter pigskin. This is one set of 100 issued for Mark Twain collectors." Stamped at the bottom edge of the inner rear covers is the statement, "Hand Bound for Newbegin." Neither BAL or Johnson mention this special edition. However, Johnson states, "About three hundred copies in sheets, uncut and untrimmed, were variously bound by individuals but no known copy issued by the publishers varied from the above collation" (as per our collation of this copy). "This is not the formal autobiography one expects and gets from a Grant or a Roosevelt. Rather it is a rambling group of reminiscences, which might jump in one moment from boyhood to middle age" (Johnson). [BAL: 3537; Johnson, Bibliography of Mark Twain: p.101].

First edition, first issue with the copyright notice stating, "First Edition, " and with the code letters "H-Y" on the copyright page. One of 100 special bound copies. With an Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. 2 volumes. Pp. xvi, 368 + [6], 365, [2, ads], [1]. Gravure frontispieces in each volume. Contemporary three-quarter tan pigskin, raised bands, tan cloth sides, gilt-lettered spines, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Minimal scuff marks to spine. Light, unobtrusive stain to spine of volume II. Overall, A fine set. First edition, first issue with the copyright notice stating, "First Edition, " and with the code letters "H-Y" on the copyright page. Half title duplicated in volume II. Also includes the two pages of Books by Mark Twain after the index (volume II) noting that this title was issued as a "special edition." There is a typed statement tipped-in to volume I from the San Francisco bookselling firm of Newbegin's Books stating, "First issue of the first edition. hand-bound in three-quarter pigskin. This is one set of 100 issued for Mark Twain collectors." Stamped at the bottom edge of the inner rear covers is the statement, "Hand Bound for Newbegin." Neither BAL or Johnson mention this special edition. However, Johnson states, "About three hundred copies in sheets, uncut and untrimmed, were variously bound by individuals but no known copy issued by the publishers varied from the above collation" (as per our collation of this copy). "This is not the formal autobiography one expects and gets from a Grant or a Roosevelt. Rather it is a rambling group of reminiscences, which might jump in one moment from boyhood to middle age" (Johnson). [BAL: 3537; Johnson, Bibliography of Mark Twain: p.101].