The Prince and the Pauper...
by Mark Twain
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1892. ...A Tale for Young People of All Ages; Tan cloth, gilt spine title, black spine vignette, black cover title & illustration, black & white frontis illustration; A near fine clean copy with spotty loss of gold-brown ink on cover medalion & the prince's suit; 289 pages + 4 leaves of publisher advertisements.. 5.5"x7.5".
Synopsis
The Prince and the Pauper is an English language novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, the novel tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court, London, and Edward VI of England, son of Henry VIII of England.
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Raven Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CJ5518
- Title
- The Prince and the Pauper...
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles L. Webster & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature to 1900;
- Size
- 5.5"x7.5"
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- 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...
This Book’s Categories
- Fiction & Literature Fiction by Region American Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Classic Literature
- Fiction & Literature Historical Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Individual Authors Mark Twain
- Fiction & Literature Literary Studies
- Children & Juvenile Juvenile & Young Adult Juvenile Fiction & Literature Juvenile Classics