Search Results: the curious republic of gondour by samuel l clemens

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. [x], 140p. 2nd printing. Cover soiled with corners worn and spine cloth torn on top, bookplate partially removed on front pastedown. "Most of the sketches in this volume were taken from a series the author wrote for 'The Galaxy' from May, 1870, to April 1871. The rest appeared in 'The Buffalo Express.'" (7-5/8"x4-7/8")

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1919. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. Spine cloth a bit darkened with age. Yellowish/mustard colored cloth and black lettering very clean and bright. ; Small previous bookstore's sticker on inside front cover. "Note Most of the sketches in this volume were taken from a series the author wrote for The Galaxy from May, 1870, to April, 1871. The rest appeared in The Buffalo Express." ; 4 3/4 x 7 5/8"; 140 pages.

Boni & Liveright, 1919. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Covers shelfworn. Owner enjoyed his stamp as there are five on the front endpaper.

Boni and Liveright, 1919. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 1st edition. Yellow printed boards, white cloth backstrip. Light offsetting to rear end papers. Spine cracking on exterior but all pages still tightly bound. A previous owner's name and sticker inside. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!

New York. Boni and Liveright. 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 18.5cm, The First Edition, vii,140p., quarter tan book linen backed sandy brown paper over boards, spine and cover titles and borders stamped in black, a fine copy BAL 3527. Most of the sketches were taken from a series the author wrote for "The Galaxy" from May, 1870 to April. 1871. The rest appeared in "The Buffalo Express". Probably an unauthorized edition; one of The Penguin Series with logo on title page and spine.

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919. First edition of Twain's classic collection of humorous sketches. Octavo, original half cloth over paper-covered boards. In near fine condition. Period ownership inscription. "Apparently unironic and wisely unsigned, [Twain's The Curious Republic of Gondour] modestly proposed a change in the suffrage laws... the essay argued, in essence, that universal suffrage was fine - but why not allot bonus voting privileges on an escalating scale based on extent of education and property holding" (Powers, Mark Twain: A Life, 378).

Boni and Liveright, 1919. First edition, first printing. Thin stip along edges of boards browned, near fine in soiled dust jacket with four one-half inch chips in mylar cover..

New York: Boni & Liveright. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1919. First Edition :. Hardcover. Tall 12mo hardcover: white cloth spine over printed gold-colored boards; tight binding, clean, bright and unfoxed pages, none torn or marked, the covers have no apparent faults, toned strip in arm pit of endpaper, else VG+++ IN Scarce dustjacket: front and back panels and fold-ins intact and quite decent, the spine has been nibbled on by nibblers and there is much loss, now in clear mylar jacket protector. Scarce first edition with dustjacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 140pp pages .

New York:: Boni and Liveright,, 1919.. First edition.. publisher's cloth-backed printed gold boards in dust jacket.. A beautiful copy in a dust-soiled jacket missing most of the top 1-1/2" of the spine, with a few other much small chips. Scarce in jacket. . 12mo,. BAL 3527.

1919. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919. Original yellow-orange boards with white cloth spine, with dust jacket. First Edition, being the fifth volume in Boni & Liveright's "Penguin Series." Published nine years after his death, this is one of Twain's few books that appeared under his real name, without mention of his well-known pseudonym. Most of these seventeen humorous sketches had appeared in periodicals in 1870-1871, which means they were some of Twain's earliest; none had previously appeared in book form. In the title story, Twain (looking ahead about 150 years?) presents an intriguing idea: each resident of Gondour is entitled to one vote but can "earn" additional votes (up to a dozen) by availing himself or herself of (free) education; and, each candidate for office must pass strenuous examinations to verify competency before election. This volume is fine, amazingly clean and without wear; the scarce dust jacket has one closed tear on the rear panel, plus edge-wear and soil that are quite… Read More

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919. First Edition. A series of humorous sketches, including the title essay Twain originally wrote for the Atlantic, "apparently unironic and wisely unsigned, that modestly proposed a change in the suffrage laws. Titled "The Curious Republic of Gondour," the essay argued, in essence, that universal suffrage was fine - but why not allot bonus voting privileges on an escalating scale based on extent of education and property holding" (Powers, Ron. Mark Twain: A Life, p.378). BAL 3527; Smith T-429. First Printing. Octavo (19cm); yellow printed paper-covered boards and white cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; x,140,[2]pp. Foxing to upper edge of textblock, some offsetting to pastedowns from binders glue, with some light wear and gentle sunning to spine ends; contents clean; Very Good+. In the original dustjacket, priced $1.25 at mid-spine; gently spine-sunned, lightly edgeworn, with a few small tears and attendant creases, short split to… Read More

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919. First edition of Twain's collection of humorous sketches. Octavo, original half cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket. "Apparently unironic and wisely unsigned, [Twain's The Curious Republic of Gondour] modestly proposed a change in the suffrage laws... the essay argued, in essence, that universal suffrage was fine - but why not allot bonus voting privileges on an escalating scale based on extent of education and property holding" (Powers, Mark Twain: A Life, 378).

New York: Boni and Liveright. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1919. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A wonderful first edition/first printing in about Fine condition. Rough yellow paper boards sides with white cloth shelfback; black lettering and border design, BAL 3527. The Very Good+, slightly spine-faded dustjacket shows some chipping with a few small tears. Scarce to find with acceptable wrapper; A collection of sketches, most of which were taken from a series the author wrote for The Galaxy from May 1870, to April 1871. The rest appeared in The Buffalo Express; Small 8vo; [x], 140, [2] pages .