Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance
by Mark Twain
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
First edition, second state. Terracotta boards with blind stamping and gilt title to front cover. With advertisement for Ball, Black and Co. to verso of title page. A nice clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 47,[1] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3057
- Title
- Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sheldon & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1871
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...