Mark Twain's Autobiography
by Mark Twain
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/no jackets
- Seller
-
Benson, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1925. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/no jackets. in two volumes; light wear to tips, corners and edges, rubbing, Top edge gilt. Twain first stab at a published autobiography and the only extant one prior to the publication of the official autobiography 100 years after his death. First published by Harper's in 1924. First reprint, letter code A-Z (January, 1925) Not in McBride. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Shed (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000031
- Title
- Mark Twain's Autobiography
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no jackets
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier and Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
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Benson, Vermont
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...