AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN
by Twain, Mark [Clemens, S. L.]
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- first
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- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Twain, Mark [Clemens, S. L.] AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN. Berkeley: University of California Press [2010-13-15] 3 vols. First editions, first printings, uncorrected proof copies. Original pictorial wrappers. Fine set. The first comprehensive scholarly edited version of Twain's autobiography, edited by Harriet Elinor Smith. The first printing of the first volume was anticipated to be 7,500 copies, but advance orders boosted it to 50,000 copies, and in less than three years over 500,000 copies had been sold. The second and third volumes did not sell as well. The print runs for these advance proof copies is unknown, but it was very small for the first volume, making sets of all three quite scarce.
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- Seller
- Mac Donnell Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 24019
- Title
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN
- Author
- Twain, Mark [Clemens, S. L.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Keywords
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY , UC , ADVANCE , PROOF , REVIEW , MTP
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About the Seller
Mac Donnell Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Austin, Texas
About Mac Donnell Rare Books
The owner of Mac Donnell Rare Books is a former rare book librarian and widely published bibliographer with more than 40 years experience in rare books. We maintain a fine rare book inventory of 19th and 20th century American and English literary first editions, association copies, and autographs, with a specialty in Mark Twain. We also offer qualified tax and insurance appraisals, and library development consultation.
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- Wrappers
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- Uncorrected Proof
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