New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1916. Book. Illus. by Wyeth, N. C.. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Wide Octavo. 151 pp + 7 color illustrations, previous owner's bookplate on fr pastedown, spine letters rubbed, lower board fore-corners worn at the tips, else binding tight and square, pages unmarked and clean, paper well-preserved with minor age-tone foreedge, gilt top edge VG, fr cover gilt design & color illustration VG+. 7.25" x 9.5" black cloth covered boards. in glassine wrapper.

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007993
Title: The Mysterious Stranger
Author: Twain, Mark
Illustrator: Wyeth, N. C.
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, Publishers
Place of Publication: New York and London
Date Published: 1916
Keywords: Mark Twain - illustrated First Editions - medieval visions of Satan - occult - stand-up satirical view of humanity - BAL 3520
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;
Size: Wide Octavo

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West Side Book Shop, ABAA

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West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.

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VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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....
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Glassine Wrapper: A thin, partially transparent or translucent paper covering often used ...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...