New York: Harper & Brothers, 1917. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, some light fraying in the top of the spine, pages are toning, lightly shelf worn, overall a very clean vintage first edition! Green cloth with gilt design on the front cover and gilt on black lettering on the spine. 376 clean, unmarked and uncreased historical pages! Frontis is a black and white illustration of Mark Twain. "The Old Man and the Young Man had been conversing. The Old Man had asserted that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more. The Young Man objected, and asked him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position........" Authorized Edition Volume XII.. First Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good-/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

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Bookseller: Conover Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 031699
Title: The Complete Works of Mark Twain Volume XII: What is Man?
Author: Twain, Mark
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1917
Keywords: FICTION HISTORICAL LITERARY WORKS LITERATURE
Bookseller catalogs: Classics;

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