EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY BOOKMARK
by Twain, Mark [Clemens, S. L.]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Twain, Mark [Clemens, S. L.] EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY BOOKMARK. [New York: Harper, 1904]. Promotional bookmark issued by Harper to advertise the first edition of the book, with portrait (Sarony, 1884) of Twain, blurb, etc. On verso is an ad for Josephine Daskam's THE MEMOIRS OF A BABY, also published by Harper in 1904. Unrecorded, but we locate three other examples. This is the earliest known advertising bookmark for any of Twain's works. Cf. BAL 3480.
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- Bookseller
- Mac Donnell Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23957
- Title
- EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY BOOKMARK
- Author
- Twain, Mark [Clemens, S. L.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Keywords
- RELIC , BOOKMARK , HARPER BROTHERS , BOOK MARK , DASKAM, J
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About the Seller
Mac Donnell Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Austin, Texas
About Mac Donnell Rare Books
The owner of Mac Donnell Rare Books is a former rare book librarian and widely published bibliographer with more than 40 years experience in rare books. We maintain a fine rare book inventory of 19th and 20th century American and English literary first editions, association copies, and autographs, with a specialty in Mark Twain. We also offer qualified tax and insurance appraisals, and library development consultation.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...