The Prince and the Pauper (Vol. XV, Author's National Edition, The Writings of Mark Twain)
by Twain, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, dark blue cloth with spine lettered and decorated in gold. Top edge gilt. 315 pages. Volume XV [of 25] in the National Author's Edition of Twain's Writings. Illustrated with frontispiece and two full page plates by F.T. Merrill. Circa 1909.. No previous ownership marks. Spine faded but readable, dulled by age. A clean, tight and unmarked copy. Near very good. .
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
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019252
- Title
- The Prince and the Pauper (Vol. XV, Author's National Edition, The Writings of Mark Twain)
- Author
- Twain, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- American Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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- Fiction & Literature Fiction by Region American Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Classic Literature
- Fiction & Literature Historical Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Individual Authors Mark Twain
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