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Definitive Edition: The Writings of Mark Twain
by Mark Twain
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
The most complete of all the collected editions of Twain's works, in 37 volumes, containing the writings of Mark Twain, biography by Paine, letters and autobiography. This definitive edition consists of one-thousand twenty-four sets, the first volume of each bearing the original autograph signature of Mark Twain. Limitation 272 of 1,024. Handwritten S L Clemens and Mark Twain signatures inside the first volume were done in 1906 in anticipation of this set being published in 1922. Limitation leaf is signed by Twain's biographer Albert Bigelow Paine. Books contain rare photos of Mark Twain. Rare complete signed set. Three-quarter leather, with blue cloth, titles in gilt and decorative spine, top edges gilt. With the exception of some minor chipping at top of the spine on very few volumes, in very good to fine condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Owl Creek Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OCB0093
- Title
- Definitive Edition
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Format/Binding
- Three-quarter leather and blue cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Definitive
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gabriel Wells
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- twain, works, signed
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Owl Creek Books
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Los Angeles, California
About Owl Creek Books
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
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