The Writings of Mark Twain

New York; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1906-07. Leather. Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". Various. A striking set of the works of the great American author Mark Twain, a smartly bound set including all of his best known and influential works. The collected works of Mark Twain.Complete in twenty-five volumes.This Hillcrest edition is named after one of the homes of Twain, in Tarrytown, New York, purchased by his wife in 1902. The couple never lived at Hillcrest however, as they planned to renovate it, but his wife fell into ill health.Including all of the important works of Twain, this set shows his great influence over American literature. 'The Innocents Abroad', Volumes I and II. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and two plates. Collated, complete.'A Tramp Abroad', Volumes I and II. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and two plates. Collated, complete. 'Following the Equator', Volumes I and II. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and two plates. Collated, complete. 'Roughing It', Volumes I and II. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and two plates. Collated, complete. 'Life on the Mississippi'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete.'The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today', Volumes I and II. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and two plates. Collated, complete. 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete.'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete.'Pudd'nhead Wilson'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete.'The Prince and the Pauper'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete.'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete.'Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc', Volumes I and II. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete.'Sketches New and Old'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. 'Tom Sawyer Abroad, and, Tom Sawyer Detective'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and four plates. Collated, complete.'American Claimant'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete. 'How to Tell a Story'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete.'Corrupted Hadleyburg'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete.'The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one plate, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. 'Christian Science'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates. Collated, complete. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the extremities. Only a few very light marks to the boards. Dampstain to the spine of Volume II, lighter dampstain to the leather to the boards, with a light tide mark to the endpapers and first and last few pages. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine