Merry Tales
by TWAIN, Mark
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles L. Webster, 1892. First Edition. First printing, binding A without the inserted portrait (as issued). 12mo (19cm). Grey-green cloth stamped in gilt, taupe, and blue; white and grey floral patterned endpapers; [i]-vi [7]-209,[9]; 8pp publisher's ads at rear. Rubbed at edges, lacking front free endpaper, crack to binidng between pp144-145: Good or better. BAL 3435.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59627
- Title
- Merry Tales
- Author
- TWAIN, Mark
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles L. Webster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Gilt
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