A MURDER, A MYSTERY and a MARRIAGE; By Mark Twain / Foreword and Afterword by Roy Blount Jr. / Illustrations by Peter de Sèvre
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393043762
- ISBN 13
- 9780393043761
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. Later printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Peter de Sève. 8vo, light brown-gray quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over light yellow boards with "Mark Twain" signature embossed in gold, Foreword and Afterword by Roy Blount Jr., archival mylar-protected humorous pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by noted caricaturist Peter de Sève who has created the colorful (watercolor) frontispiece and 5 other full-page glossy illustrations, brownish endpapers, 112 pages. "A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage" is an amusing short story written by Mark Twain in 1876. It was published in a very small, unauthorized edition in 1945, with an authorized engaging edition illustrated by cartoon/caricature master Peter de Sève not appearing until 2001. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally. The number line ends with "2." For those who appreciate Twain, this is one of his amusing shorts; for those who are enthralled by Peter de Sève--illustrator extraodinaire of many New Yorker covers and creator of Scrat--this is a most agreeable interpretation.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4634
- Title
- A MURDER, A MYSTERY and a MARRIAGE; By Mark Twain / Foreword and Afterword by Roy Blount Jr. / Illustrations by Peter de Sèvre
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Illustrator
- Peter de Sève
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393043762
- ISBN 13
- 9780393043761
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York London
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Twain, illustrated, West, marriage, murder, mystery, humor, satire, cartoon,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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