Illustrated Works of Mark Twain
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0517279126
- ISBN 13
- 9780517279120
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Avenel Books, 1979. This handsome, fully illustrated Mark Twain anthology (click on photo) includes two complete novels, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, as well as selections from Sketches, The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Innocents Abroad, Roughing It, The Gilded Age, A Tramp Abroad, and Life on the Mississippi. Also included is Mark Twain's burlesque "Autobiography." The book is a First Printing Thus of this Avenel illustrated edition, with the appropriate letter line starting with an "a". What makes this book of interest to the Mark Twain collector are the hundreds of period illustrations from the first editions of the above-listed works. The book is in Very Good + condition. It would be Fine were it not for a crease in the front-panel cloth although not in the board itself, as well as mild toning of the pages. The dust jacket is also in Very Good Plus condition and would be Fine, except for several tiny closed tears on the bottom spine. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective covering. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 1232 pages. . First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Illus. by True Williams, Edward Kemble, Frak Merrill, Dan Beard, W.W. SDenslow, Augustus Hoppin, H.L. Stephens, W.Fr. Brown, E.H. Garrett, A.B. Shute et al. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
A masterpiece collection of great literature, The Great Short Works of Mark Twain belongs on every bookshelf, featuring classics such as Old Times on the Mississippi, The Mysterious Stranger, The Jumping Frog, and more.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000789
- Title
- Illustrated Works of Mark Twain
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Illustrator
- True Williams, Edward Kemble, Frak Merrill, Dan Beard, W.W. SDenslow, Augustus Hoppin, H.L. Stephens, W.Fr. Brown, E.H. Garrett,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0517279126
- ISBN 13
- 9780517279120
- Publisher
- Avenel Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- American Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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