MARK TWAIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
by Twain, Mark [Clemens, S. L.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- 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.] MARK TWAIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. New York: Harper, 1924. 2 vols. First edition, first printings (with "H-Y" the correct code letters), state A with ads at end of second volume (no priority). Original blue cloth, gilt, top edge gilt, dust jackets, in original publisher's box. Very fine fresh set in near fine dust jackets, the box somewhat worn and dusty but solid. This work was a bestseller in 1924 and when the first volume of the complete Autobiography was published in 2010 it also became a bestseller. BAL 3537.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mac Donnell Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23973
- Title
- MARK TWAIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Author
- Twain, Mark [Clemens, S. L.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY , DJ , TWAIN, MARK , CLEMENS, S L , AUTOBIOGRAPHY , BOX
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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.
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