Search Results: LITERATURE / MARK TWAIN from Chilton Books

London: Chatto & Windus, 1966.. 1st ed. "This is, in effect, a 'new' novel by Mark Twain - a satirical work whose hero is one of his most vigorous creations." Pp. 35/244, endpapers toned. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w price-clipped. G+/G+.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1976.. 1st ed. "... William M. Gibson samples the entire spectrum of Twain's work, focusing especially on his first rate but less known short writings." Pp. 14/230, illustrated frontis. Yellow cloth, illustrated d/w. F/VG.

New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1961.. Reprint. "For the first time in one volume - all 136 of the high-spirited, uproarious, tall tales and yarns of America's beloved humorist." Pp.722, 13 b/w drawings (by Mark Twain). Cream and red cloth, bumps to base of spine, portrait illustrated dustwrapper price-clipped with small edge tears. G+/G+.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1920.. This selection of letters has been made from the American edition of 1917. In order to read with the text, the commentary has been, where necessary, abridged." Pp.16/432, b/w portait frontis. + 7 further b/w photo plates. Blue cloth, original paper label to spine chipped, bumps to corners. G+.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1978.. 1st ed. "Extensively documented from the correspondence on which it is based, it makes an informative, varied and entertaining narrative." Pp. 267, portrait frontis., of Mark Twain and Andrew Chatto. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

London: McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1974.. 1st ed. " Contemporary Studies in Literature is a series designed for the student and the general reader interested in understanding the contributions of major literary figures." Pp. 154, pen marks on some pages. P/b, creasing to spine. G+.

U.S.A: Barnes & Noble, 1961.. 1st ed. "The aim of this book has been to provide a succinct and through survey of his life that takes into account all the biographical research that has been done since A.B. Paine's monumental authorized biography." Pp.150. P/b, spine scuffed. G+.

Massachusetts:1970.. The forty letters published in this volume form a part of the many bequests of Henry Rogers Benjamin(1892-1967), grandson of Henry Huttleston Rogers, to the Millicent Library...Included in the volume are 7 letters from Mark Twain to Henry Huttleston Rogers; 27 from Mark Twain to Rogers' second wife, Emilie Augusta Hart Rogers; 2 from Olivia Langdon Clemens, Mark Twain's wife, to Mrs Rogers; 2 from Mrs Clemens to William Evarts Benjamin, the father of Henry Rogers Benjamin, and 2 from Mark Twain to W.E.Benjamin." Pp76,includes 9 b/w photo illustrations. Red cloth, gilt title to front, original tissue cover has edge tears. VG.

Columbia & London: University of Missouri Press, 1978.. 1st ed. "...Sholom J. Kahn gives the true texts a fresh reading, offering the first detailed criticism of works of central importance for an understanding of the entire Twain canon." Pp. 19/252. Black cloth, portrait illustrated d/w price-clipped. F/VG.

USA: Indiana University Press, 1964.. 1st ed. "In this volume Paul Fatout gives an intriguing and comprehensive picture, superseding all earlier accounts, of this exciting period in Mark Twain's life." Pp. 14/240, 17 b/w illustrations + 1 topographical map. Cream cloth, illustrated d/w has small closed tears. VG/G+.

Columbia & London: University of Missouri Press, 1979.. 1st ed. "The most significant purpose of this study, then, is to encourage the public to read the writings of an aging but often still brilliant professional." Pp. 10/254. Grey cloth, illustrated d/w has clear protective wrap. F/G+.

London: Vision, 1985.. 1st British ed. Nine essays on Mark Twain. Pp. 255. Pale blue cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, 1968.. 1st ed. "The book, delightful in its own right, is also an important study of the beginnings of Clemen's real fame as a humorist." Pp. 13/330, 5 b/w plates, 47 b/w figures ( reproduced from the original edition of 'Innocents Abroad'). Turquoise cloth, gilt motif to spine, illustrated d/w edges chipped. VG/G+.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966.. 1st ed. "The richest, most subtle, and best sustained analysis of Mark Twain anywhere to be found ..." Pp. 424, 33 b/w illustrations. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w price-clipped and has closed tear. VG/G+.

Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1985.. Rep. "Mark Twain's many ramblings took him all over the American West during the 1860's. Roughing It is his fictionalized recollections of those years." Pp 590, pages slightly toned. P/b, slightly toned front & back covers. G+.

Cambridge; The Riverside Press. 1961.. Recounting the most significant and least known of all the years in Mark Twain's seventy-five". Pp 335. P/b. G+.

New York: Harper & Row, 1982.. 1st ed. "The letters not only provide an intimate insight into one of the great figures in American history and literature but they are a pure joy to read." Pp. 21/328. Maroon cloth, portrait illustrated d/w edges rubbed. VG/G+.

New York:Garden City Publishing,1920.. Abridged from "Mark Twain - A Biography". Pp.344,portrait frontis.(Twain at 70) + 4 further b/w photo plates + facsimile manuscripts and some line illustrations. Blue cloth, spine slightly sunned. G+.