The Prince and the Pauper
by Twain, Mark
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- Fine
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
The Limited Editions Club by The Westerham Press, 1964 4to (27.5 cm), 221, [3] pp, 12 plates, 1 mounted illustration. Publisher's mauve velvet and grey cloth, paper spine label, slipcase. An Introduction Edward Wegenknecht and illustrations by Clarke Hutton. Limited to 1500 copies, this is no. 291 signed by the artist. The Westerham Press was founded by Rowley Atterbury (1920-2011) in 1950. It was described as "one of the last survivors from the great days of British printing".
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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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006286
- Title
- The Prince and the Pauper
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club by The Westerham Press
- Date Published
- 1964
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Biblio member since 2019
Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
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