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Autobiography of Mark Twain Volume 1
by Harriet Elinor Smith, Editor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0520267192
- ISBN 13
- 9780520267190
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2010 University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 2010. Hardcover. First Edition/Fourth Printing by line number. The Mark Twain Papers. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; two light splash marks on text block fore edge. DJ: VG+; small tear at gutter on rear. White boards with black cloth overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 736 pp 4to. Published on the 100th anniversary of Twain's death this book is printed for the first time Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography in its entirety and exactly as he left it. A clean and very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004573
- Title
- Autobiography of Mark Twain Volume 1
- Author
- Harriet Elinor Smith, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0520267192
- ISBN 13
- 9780520267190
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Mark Twain, Autobiography, Samuel Clements, Riverboats, Hannibal Missouri, Mississippi River, American writer, Negro problem, slavery, Old South, Plantations, General Ulysses Grant, Grant's memoirs, publishing and printing,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Memoirs; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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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