New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good+. 1909. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustration; The revised larger edition. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing with MCMIX on title page and Published October 1909 on the copyright page, one of three variants (9/16ths inch thick) , not second state, as no C-F on the copyright page. (BAL 3511, Vol. 2). The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some lightish bumping and rubbing, along with some beginning fraying and nicking. The cloth on the spine of the book has some fading, and light rubbing to the lettering. The illustration on the front cover of the book is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper, and a previous owner's (LeRoy V. Brandt) bookplate on the front pastedown page. "The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his decades long cosmic journey to Heaven; his accidental misplacement after racing a comet; his short-lived interest in singing and playing the harp (generated by his preconceptions of heaven) ; and the general obsession of souls with the celebrities of Heaven such as Adam, Moses, and Elijah, who according to Twain become as distant to most people in Heaven as living celebrities are on Earth. Twain uses this story to show his view that the common conception of Heaven is ludicrous, and points out the incongruities of such beliefs with his characteristic adroit usage of hyperbole. " (from Wikipedia) .

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Bookseller: S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: A43288
Title: Extract From Captain Stormfield's Visit To Heaven
Author: Twain, Mark
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Edition: 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1909
Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition, Mark Twain, Humor, Heaven, Life And Death, Religion, Science Fiction

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About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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