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NY NY: Oxford University Press. Light bump top corner otherwise new. Unread. Clean fresh strong jacket boards text. Member of the great Oxford Mark Twain reprint series. Critical NOVEL of the Christian Science movement. . As New. Hardcover. Reprint. 1996.

Light bump top corner otherwise new. Unread. Clean fresh strong jacket boards text. Member of the great Oxford Mark Twain reprint series. Critical NOVEL of the Christian Science movement.

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Light bump top corner otherwise new. Unread. Clean fresh strong jacket boards text. Member of the great Oxford Mark Twain reprint series. Critical NOVEL of the Christian Science movement.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavos, maroon cloth; unread. This edition of Mark Twain reproduces the first editions of each of these titles, with the original illustrations. HOWEVER, added to each is an Introduction by a notable 20th century fictioneer such as Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison ( on HUCK FINN), and Kurt Vonnegut, E. L. Doctorow, Russell Banks, , Ursula K. Le Guin, Willie Morris; also writers such as Arthur Miller and Garry Wills. ADDED too, as Afterwords, are appreciations by noted Twain Scholars: thus, among them all is a major re-evaluation of Twain for the 21st century. AND, each volume has a frontispiece photograph of Twain as he appeared about the time of the work, with an essay on each of his illustrators. This is Twain For Our Times.

Oxford University Press, 1996. Hardback. Very Good. Out-Of-Print -- 29 Volume Set (Complete) All are Very Good to Very Good+ Most appear unread. Many would be like new except for blind stamp on front end paper. Each volume is in a protective plastic sleeve . . . . . Colorful, irreverent, romantic, skeptical, a master of comic asides, a bittersweet humorist, and an unflinching critic of human pretensions, Mark Twain speaks to us across time with verve and wisdom. On the occasion of the centennial of his death, Oxford issued a 29 volume landmark collection, The Oxford Mark Twain. In addition to gathering together most of the writings published by Twain in the U.S., each volume is introduced by one of our most eminent writers. Their essays combine critical insights and personal appreciations of Twain as a fellow writer. An interpretive essay by a leading scholar that sets the book in its context concludes each volume. At the heart of each is a facsimile edition of Twain's original which captures its contemporary flavor. Many include original illustrations which suggest the life and times of the books in a way that other editions cannot. This remarkable offering will be treasured by all lovers of literature. . . . KEY FETURES: 1.) Forewords from numerous literary luminaries, including Kurt Vonnegut, E.L. Doctorow, Ursula Le Guin, and Arthur Miller, to name just a few --- 2.) Each volume concludes with an afterword by a noteworthy Twain scholar --- 3.) Provides original facsimiles of the works as they were first published, including charming original illustrations.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, USA, 1996. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Fine in Very Good to Fine Dust Jackets. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 4176 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Additional shipping and insurance required. Please inquire. Set includes The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches, 1867-The Innocents Abroad, 1869-Roughing It, 1872-The Bilded Age, 1873-Sketches, New and Old, 1875-The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876-A Tramp Abroad, 1880-The Prince and the Pauper, 1881-Life on the Mississippi, 1883-Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1885-A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, 1889-Merry Tales, 1892-The American Claimant, 1892-The 1, 000, 000 Bank Note and Other New Stories, 1893-Tom Sawyer Abroad, 1894-The Tragedy of Pddd'nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins, 1894-Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, 1896-The Stolesn White Elephant and Other Detective Stories, 1882, 1896, 1902-How to Tell a Story and Other Essays, 1897-Following the Equator and Anti Imperialist Essays, 1897, 1901, 1905-The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Essays, 1900-The Diaries of Adam and Eve, 1904, 1906-What is Man? , 1906-The $30, 000 Bequest and Other Stories, 1906-Christian Science, 1907-Chapters from My Autobiography, 1906-1907-1601, and Is Shakespeare Dead, 1882, 1909-Extract From Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven, 1909-Speeches, 1910.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1996. First Editions, First Printings. Hardcover. Octavo, 29 Volumes. In Very Good condition with Good to Very Good condition dust jackets. Burgundy and solid pastel colored spines with dark blue and pastel lettering. Dust jackets have mild finger-staining, mild shelving wear, mild to moderate wear along spine head and tail edges, and mild bending along the spine head of Volume 2. Boards have mild shelving wear, mild wear along spine head and tail edges, and denting along the head edges of Volumes 14, 21, 23, and 29. All Volumes are signed flat by contributors on half-title pages. CONTENTS: Vol. 1, THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY AND OTHER STORIES, originally published in 1867, signed by contributors Roy Blount Jr. and Richard Bucci, xliv, 198 pages, 33 page afterword -- Vol. 2, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, originally published in 1869, signed flat by contributors Mordecai Richler and David E. E. Sloane, xlv, 651 pages with a 43 page afterword -- Vol. 3, ROUGHING IT, originally published in 1872, signed flat by contributors George Plimpton and Henry B. Wonham, xliv, 591 pages with a 41 page afterword -- Vol. 4, THE GILDED AGE, originally published in 1873, signed flat by contributors Ward Just and Gregg Camfield, xlii, 574 pages with a 51 page afterword -- Vol. 5, SKETCHES NEW AND OLD, originally published in 1875, signed flat by contributors Lee Smith and Sherwood Cummings, xliii, 320 pages with a 37 page afterword -- Vol. 6, THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER, originally published in 1876, signed flat by contributors E. L. Doctorow and Albert E. Stone, xxxviii, 274 pages with a 40 page afterword -- Vol. 7, A TRAMP ABROAD, originally published in 1880, signed flat by contributors Russell Banks and James S. Leonard, xxxviii, 631 pages with a 34 page afterword -- Vol. 8, THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, originally published in 1881, signed by contributors Judith Martin and Everett Emerson, xli, 411 pages with a 35 page afterword -- Vol. 9, LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, originally published in 1883, signed by contributors Willie Morris and Lawrence Howe, lii, 624 pages with a 39 page afterword -- Vol. 10, ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, originally published in 1885, signed by contributors Toni Morrison and Victor A. Doyno, xli, 366 pages with a 49 page afterword -- Vol. 11, A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, originally published in 1889, signed by contributors Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and Louis J. Budd, xxxiii, 575 pages with a 36 page afterword -- Vol. 12, MERRY TALES, originally published in 1892, signed by contributors Anne Bernays and Forrest G. Robinson, xliii, 209 pages with a 23 page afterword -- Vol. 13, THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT, originally published in 1892, signed by contributors Bobbie Ann Mason and Peter Messent, xliii, 277 pages with a 38 page afterword -- Vol. 14, THE £1,000,000 BANK-NOTE, originally published in 1893, signed by contributors Malcom Bradbury and James D. Wilson, xliv, 271 pages with a 26 page afterword -- Vol. 15, TOM SAWYER ABROAD, originally published in 1894, signed by contributors Nat Hentoff and M. Thomas Inge, xxxviii, 219 pages with a 32 page afterword -- Vol. 16, THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON AND THE COMEDY THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TWINS, xliii, 432 pages with a 36 page afterword -- Vol. 17, PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC, originally published in 1896, signed by contributors Justin Kaplan and Susan K. Harris, xlii, 461 pages with a 29 page afterword -- Vol. 18, THE STOLEN WHITE ELEPHANT AND OTHER DETECTIVE STORIES, stories originally published in 1882, 1896, and 1902, signed by contributors Walter Mosley and Lillian S. Robinson, xxxvi, 687 pages with a 35 page afterword -- Vol. 19, HOW TO TELL A STORY, originally published in 1897, signed by contributors David Bradley and Pascal Covici Jr., lix, 236 pages with a 29 page afterword -- Vol. 20, FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR AND ANTI-IMPERIALIST ESSAYS, originally published in 1897, 1901, and 1905, signed by contributors Gore Vidal and Fred Kaplan, xl, 778 pages with a 37 page afterword -- Vol. 21, THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG AND OTHER STORIES AND ESSAYS, originally published in 1900, xlix, 400 pages with a 33 page afterword -- Vol. 22, THE DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE, originally published in 1904 and 1906, signed by contributors Ursula K. Le Guin and Laura E. Skandera-Trombley, xli, 198 pages with a 37 page afterword -- Vol. 23, WHAT IS MAN?, originally published in 1906, signed by contributors Charles Johnson and Linda Wagner-Martin, xliv, 140 pages with a 23 page afterword -- Vol. 24, THE $30,000 BEQUEST, originally published in 1906, signed by contributors Frederick Busch and Judith Yaross Lee, xli, 523 pages with a 29 page afterword -- Vol. 25, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, originally published in 1907, signed by contributors Garry Wills and Hamlin Hill, xxxvii, 357 pages with a 20 page afterword -- Vol. 26, CHAPTERS FROM MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, originally published from 1906-1907, signed by contributors Arthur Miller and Michael J. Kiss, xliii, 35 page afterword -- Vol. 27, 1601, AND IS SHAKESPEARE DEAD?, originally published in 1882 and 1909, signed by contributors Erica Jong and Leslie A. Fiedler, xlii, 172 pages with a 29 page afterword -- Vol. 28, EXTRACT FROM CAPTAIN STORMFIELD'S VISIT TO HEAVEN, originally published in 1909, signed by contributors Frederick Pohl and James A. Miller, xlii, 121 pages with a 27 page afterword -- Vol. 29, SPEECHES, originally published in 1910, signed by contributors Hal Holbrook and David Barrow, xlii, 434 pages with a 27 page afterword. JW Consignment. Shelved []. Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. Throughout his life he would become an iconic writer and speaker, hailed for his humor, wit, and satire, named by William Faulkner as "the father of American literature". Twain's works, from his most famous novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" to his anti-imperialist essays and satires against both the occupation of Hawaii and Belgian atrocities in the Congo, have been studied in public schools and by researchers across generations, speaking across time with their wit and humor. This collection contains a breadth of Mark Twain's finished works, with each containing an introduction by such literary giants as Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, and Ursula K. Le Guin and an afterword by noteworthy Twain scholars. Each Volume provides a facsimile of the original work as well as a number of original illustrations. 1385309. Special Collections.

Book. Octavo, 29 Volumes. In Very Good condition with Good to Very Good condition dust jackets. Burgundy and solid pastel colored spines with dark blue and pastel lettering. Dust jackets have mild finger-staining, mild shelving wear, mild to moderate wear along spine head and tail edges, and mild bending along the spine head of Volume 2. Boards have mild shelving wear, mild wear along spine head and tail edges, and denting along the head edges of Volumes 14, 21, 23, and 29. All Volumes are signed flat by contributors on half-title pages. CONTENTS: Vol. 1, THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY AND OTHER STORIES, originally published in 1867, signed by contributors Roy Blount Jr. and Richard Bucci, xliv, 198 pages, 33 page afterword--Vol. 2, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, originally published in 1869, signed flat by contributors Mordecai Richler and David E. E. Sloane, xlv, 651 pages with a 43 page afterword--Vol. 3, ROUGHING IT, originally published in 1872, signed flat by contributors George Plimpton and Henry B. Wonham, xliv, 591 pages with a 41 page afterword--Vol. 4, THE GILDED AGE, originally published in 1873, signed flat by contributors Ward Just and Gregg Camfield, xlii, 574 pages with a 51 page afterword--Vol. 5, SKETCHES NEW AND OLD, originally published in 1875, signed flat by contributors Lee Smith and Sherwood Cummings, xliii, 320 pages with a 37 page afterword--Vol. 6, THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER, originally published in 1876, signed flat by contributors E. L. Doctorow and Albert E. Stone, xxxviii, 274 pages with a 40 page afterword--Vol. 7, A TRAMP ABROAD, originally published in 1880, signed flat by contributors Russell Banks and James S. Leonard, xxxviii, 631 pages with a 34 page afterword--Vol. 8, THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, originally published in 1881, signed by contributors Judith Martin and Everett Emerson, xli, 411 pages with a 35 page afterword--Vol. 9, LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, originally published in 1883, signed by contributors Willie Morris and Lawrence Howe, lii, 624 pages with a 39 page afterword--Vol. 10, ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, originally published in 1885, signed by contributors Toni Morrison and Victor A. Doyno, xli, 366 pages with a 49 page afterword--Vol. 11, A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, originally published in 1889, signed by contributors Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and Louis J. Budd, xxxiii, 575 pages with a 36 page afterword--Vol. 12, MERRY TALES, originally published in 1892, signed by contributors Anne Bernays and Forrest G. Robinson, xliii, 209 pages with a 23 page afterword--Vol. 13, THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT, originally published in 1892, signed by contributors Bobbie Ann Mason and Peter Messent, xliii, 277 pages with a 38 page afterword--Vol. 14, THE £1, 000, 000 BANK-NOTE, originally published in 1893, signed by contributors Malcom Bradbury and James D. Wilson, xliv, 271 pages with a 26 page afterword--Vol. 15, TOM SAWYER ABROAD, originally published in 1894, signed by contributors Nat Hentoff and M. Thomas Inge, xxxviii, 219 pages with a 32 page afterword--Vol. 16, THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON AND THE COMEDY THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TWINS, xliii, 432 pages with a 36 page afterword--Vol. 17, PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC, originally published in 1896, signed by contributors Justin Kaplan and Susan K. Harris, xlii, 461 pages with a 29 page afterword--Vol. 18, THE STOLEN WHITE ELEPHANT AND OTHER DETECTIVE STORIES, stories originally published in 1882, 1896, and 1902, signed by contributors Walter Mosley and Lillian S. Robinson, xxxvi, 687 pages with a 35 page afterword--Vol. 19, HOW TO TELL A STORY, originally published in 1897, signed by contributors David Bradley and Pascal Covici Jr., lix, 236 pages with a 29 page afterword--Vol. 20, FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR AND ANTI-IMPERIALIST ESSAYS, originally published in 1897, 1901, and 1905, signed by contributors Gore Vidal and Fred Kaplan, xl, 778 pages with a 37 page afterword--Vol. 21, THE MAN...

Book. Octavo, 29 Volumes. In Very Good condition with Good to Very Good condition dust jackets. Burgundy and solid pastel colored spines with dark blue and pastel lettering. Dust jackets have mild finger-staining, mild shelving wear, mild to moderate wear along spine head and tail edges, and mild bending along the spine head of Volume 2. Boards have mild shelving wear, mild wear along spine head and tail edges, and denting along the head edges of Volumes 14, 21, 23, and 29. All Volumes are signed flat by contributors on half-title pages. CONTENTS: Vol. 1, THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY AND OTHER STORIES, originally published in 1867, signed by contributors Roy Blount Jr. and Richard Bucci, xliv, 198 pages, 33 page afterword--Vol. 2, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, originally published in 1869, signed flat by contributors Mordecai Richler and David E. E. Sloane, xlv, 651 pages with a 43 page afterword--Vol. 3, ROUGHING IT, originally published in 1872, signed flat by contributors George Plimpton and Henry B. Wonham, xliv, 591 pages with a 41 page afterword--Vol. 4, THE GILDED AGE, originally published in 1873, signed flat by contributors Ward Just and Gregg Camfield, xlii, 574 pages with a 51 page afterword--Vol. 5, SKETCHES NEW AND OLD, originally published in 1875, signed flat by contributors Lee Smith and Sherwood Cummings, xliii, 320 pages with a 37 page afterword--Vol. 6, THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER, originally published in 1876, signed flat by contributors E. L. Doctorow and Albert E. Stone, xxxviii, 274 pages with a 40 page afterword--Vol. 7, A TRAMP ABROAD, originally published in 1880, signed flat by contributors Russell Banks and James S. Leonard, xxxviii, 631 pages with a 34 page afterword--Vol. 8, THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, originally published in 1881, signed by contributors Judith Martin and Everett Emerson, xli, 411 pages with a 35 page afterword--Vol. 9, LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, originally published in 1883, signed by contributors Willie Morris and Lawrence Howe, lii, 624 pages with a 39 page afterword--Vol. 10, ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, originally published in 1885, signed by contributors Toni Morrison and Victor A. Doyno, xli, 366 pages with a 49 page afterword--Vol. 11, A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, originally published in 1889, signed by contributors Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and Louis J. Budd, xxxiii, 575 pages with a 36 page afterword--Vol. 12, MERRY TALES, originally published in 1892, signed by contributors Anne Bernays and Forrest G. Robinson, xliii, 209 pages with a 23 page afterword--Vol. 13, THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT, originally published in 1892, signed by contributors Bobbie Ann Mason and Peter Messent, xliii, 277 pages with a 38 page afterword--Vol. 14, THE £1, 000, 000 BANK-NOTE, originally published in 1893, signed by contributors Malcom Bradbury and James D. Wilson, xliv, 271 pages with a 26 page afterword--Vol. 15, TOM SAWYER ABROAD, originally published in 1894, signed by contributors Nat Hentoff and M. Thomas Inge, xxxviii, 219 pages with a 32 page afterword--Vol. 16, THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON AND THE COMEDY THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TWINS, xliii, 432 pages with a 36 page afterword--Vol. 17, PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC, originally published in 1896, signed by contributors Justin Kaplan and Susan K. Harris, xlii, 461 pages with a 29 page afterword--Vol. 18, THE STOLEN WHITE ELEPHANT AND OTHER DETECTIVE STORIES, stories originally published in 1882, 1896, and 1902, signed by contributors Walter Mosley and Lillian S. Robinson, xxxvi, 687 pages with a 35 page afterword--Vol. 19, HOW TO TELL A STORY, originally published in 1897, signed by contributors David Bradley and Pascal Covici Jr., lix, 236 pages with a 29 page afterword--Vol. 20, FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR AND ANTI-IMPERIALIST ESSAYS, originally published in 1897, 1901, and 1905, signed by contributors Gore Vidal and Fred Kaplan, xl, 778 pages with a 37 page afterword--Vol. 21, THE MAN...