The Jumping Frog
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. Reprint. Very Good. Early 20th century reprint of Mark Twain's first published book, which was originally published in 1865. Signed and inscribed by Twain on the front pastedown: "To Lieut. Norman Woolcock, R.N.R. with the compliments & best wishes of Mark Twain, S. S. Minnetonka, July 13, 1907."
Bound in publisher's origina lred cloth stamped in white, black and green. Very Good with spotting to cloth, spine ends softened and spotting to plates. Woolcock's debossed stamp to front and rear pastedown.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942427
- Title
- The Jumping Frog
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....