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The Prince & The Pauper: A Tale
by Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens]
- Used
- very good
- hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/none
- Seller
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San Anselmo, California
Item Price
NZ$170.22NZ$102.13
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About This Item
This 133 year-old, beautifully embossed book is in Very Good condition. Minor bumping to spine head. foot and corners. Some soiling and scuffing to binding. Blank endpapers are foxed. Slight water staining and page warping at rear of book, predominately on the Conclusion and Note pages. Hinge is tight. No tears to pages. Text and illustrations are bright and clear. Interior is clean, no writing or bookplates. See photos for condition. 192 illustrations throughout text. Illustrator is unnamed.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Town Books of San Anselmo
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85
- Title
- The Prince & The Pauper
- Author
- Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens]
- Illustrator
- unknown
- Format/binding
- Green cloth boards with spine and cover stamped in gilt and black
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- none
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles L. Webster and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- Mark Twain, Historical fiction, English history, Princes, Kings, Humorous Fiction
- Size
- 7 X 8 3/4
Terms of Sale
Town Books of San Anselmo
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About the Seller
Town Books of San Anselmo
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San Anselmo, California
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About Town Books of San Anselmo
Town Books is run by volunteers for the benefit of the San Anselmo Library, San Anselmo, CA. All titles are donated and go through a thorough accession process to ensure that the books are clean and in a good reading state. Selected titles of rare and vintage books are reserved for our online sales with Biblio.com.
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- foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process... [More]
- hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- spine
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- Children & Juvenile Children's Classics
- Fiction & Literature Fiction by Region American Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Classic Literature
- Fiction & Literature Historical Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Individual Authors Mark Twain
- Fiction & Literature Literary Studies
- Children & Juvenile Juvenile & Young Adult Juvenile Fiction & Literature Juvenile Classics
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