Mark Twain, A Biography. The Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens [in Four volumes]
by Paine, Albert Bigelow
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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About This Item
New York / London: Harper & Brothers, 1912. First Edition . Green Cloth, Gilt. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Plates. Green Cloth, Gilt, Volumes I, Ii, Iii And Iv [Complete Four Volume Set], Each With Publisher's Code I-M On Copyright Page. First Printing Of The Four Volume Edition. [The Earliest Issues Of The Near-Simultaneous Three Volume Edition In Red Cloth Have Code "H-M", Indicating Publication A Month Earlier]. Thick, Rough Cloth With Gilt Design And Rules On Front Cover. Lightly Used, Slight Wear, Cloth Slightly Faded, Gilt Bright But Not As Brilliant As When New.
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- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024873
- Title
- Mark Twain, A Biography. The Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens [in Four volumes]
- Author
- Paine, Albert Bigelow
- Illustrator
- Plates
- Format/Binding
- Green Cloth, Gilt
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York / London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Nineteenth Century; Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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