Mark Twain vs. The Street Railway Co.
by Mayfield, John S
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good - Fine
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
n.p.: Privately Printed, 1926 Book. Very Good - Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Thin Octavo. Thin 8vo. 25 (1) pp. Introduction by Charles J. Finger. First Edition, November 30, 1926. Scarce Collectible Title [BAL 3540]. Thin Stapled Pamphlet. Slight discoloring to tan wrappers, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, pages clean, white, and bright. 6" x 8.75". Original printed wrappers in protective sleeve. b&w frontis of bed-ridden Mark Twain at the time of his complaint (19); Introduction; Mark Twain vs. The Street Railway Co.; Letters including a facing-page facsimile to Owen Root, Jr Esq., Vice President and General Manager. "The case of Mark Twain vs. The Metropolitan Street Railway Company, regarding the matter of his daughter being swindled by street car conductor J. Burgess, No. 3318 in 1906." Published on the occasion of the ninety-first anniversary of the birth of Mark Twain..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005477
- Title
- Mark Twain vs. The Street Railway Co.
- Author
- Mayfield, John S
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- n.p.
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- LITERARY CRITICISM CASE AGAINST THE METROPOLITANSTREET RAILWAY COMPANY (SAMUEL LONGHORNE CLEMENS) 1906
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERARY CRITICISM;
- Size
- Thin Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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