The Ordeal of Mark Twain
by Brooks, Van Wyck
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Arrowsic, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1920. Hardcover. 8vo (8.25" x 5.5"), gilt black cloth. 267 pp. CONDITION: Very good. First edition. First full-length study of Twain's works, a notoriously unflattering portrayal of Twain as an immature and unfulfilled writer who ultimately was a literary failure.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8437
- Title
- The Ordeal of Mark Twain
- Author
- Brooks, Van Wyck
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1920
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About the Seller
James Arsenault & Company
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Arrowsic, Maine
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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