Mark Twain's Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years
by Laura Skandera Trombley
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 030727344X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307273444
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. First printing. Hardback. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo, maroon boards; remainder dot on bottom edge
Twombley catapults past other Twain scholars by tracking down never-before-read papers and personal letters and daily diary of Isabel Lyon, who was caretaker and gatekeeper and private secretary for Sam Clemens during his final decade. Truth avoided by previous Twain biographers. Photographs included.
Twombley catapults past other Twain scholars by tracking down never-before-read papers and personal letters and daily diary of Isabel Lyon, who was caretaker and gatekeeper and private secretary for Sam Clemens during his final decade. Truth avoided by previous Twain biographers. Photographs included.
Synopsis
Laura Skandera Trombley was raised in Southern California and attended Pepperdine University, where she earned her BA and MA, and the University of Southern California, where she earned a PhD in English literature. She is the president of Pitzer College in Claremont, California, and is the author of Mark Twain in the Company of Women . She lives in Claremont with her husband and son.
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- Thomas J. Joyce And Company (US)
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- Title
- Mark Twain's Other Woman:
- Author
- Laura Skandera Trombley
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 030727344X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307273444
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- Mark Twain, Samuel L. Clemens, Samuel Clemens, Sam Clemens, Isabel Van Kleek Lyon, private secretary,
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Joyce And Company has been in business as a professional rare bookseller and appraiser since 1975. Owner Thomas Joyce was the regular book appraiser on Home & Garden TV\'s \"The Appraisal Fair\\\" program, on international broadcasts. Thomas Joyce was the co-discoverer of George Washington's personal copy of William Leybourn's 1679 edition of THE COMPLEAT SURVEYOR, from which young Washington learned some of his surveying skills at age 16. The book had vanished for nearly a century until its re-discovery in 2017. It is now back at Mt. Vernon.
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