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Mark Twain. His Life and Work
by [Mark Twain (subject)]. Will M. Clemens
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About This Item
[Mark Twain (subject)]. Will M. Clemens. Mark Twain. His Life and Work. A Biographical Sketch. Chicago: F. Tennyson Neely, [1898]. Third edition, issued as part of the ""Neely's Tourist Library"" series. Octavo (7.5 x 5.125 inches; 190 x 130 mm.). 212. [2, ads] pages. Publisher's side-stapled binding in the original wrappers, printed in red and black with a portrait of Mark Twain on the front cover and an ad for McPhail Pianos on the rear. Spine slightly skewed; wrappers soiled, creased and somewhat worn, with a couple minor bruises and some light dampstaining. Text block brown and brittle, some tears in the gutter margin; title leaf nearly detached; edges worn. Good. Initially published in 1892 by The Clemens Publishing Company in San Francisco. BAL Clemens Selected References, p. 251. (#10191).
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- Zachary Stacy, Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10191
- Title
- Mark Twain. His Life and Work
- Author
- [Mark Twain (subject)]. Will M. Clemens
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third edition, issued as part of the ""Neely's Tourist Library""
- Publisher
- F. Tennyson Neely,
- Place of Publication
- Chicago:
- Date Published
- [1898].
- Size
- Octavo (7.5 x 5.125 inches; 190
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature: 19th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mark Twain;
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Zachary Stacy, Bookseller
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Fort Worth, Texas
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Zachary Stacy, Bookseller, is run out of a home office in the Eastern Hills neighborhood of Fort Worth, TX. We primarily sell though lists and sometimes exhibit at book fairs.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- BAL
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- Text Block
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- Octavo
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- Wrappers
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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