Search Results: mark twain and the happy island by elizabeth wallace

Definitive Editions, 2020-07-06. Paperback. Used: Good.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, 2004-04-16. Paperback. Good.

Chicago: McClurg, 1913. Hardcover. Good. 7x4.5. Ex library.Good brown library boards with white lettering along spine; wear on corners and edges. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for library markings on spine, and 4 other places; tear on title page small stain on page edge; back end paper slightly cocked. No dust jacket. First Edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Paperback / softback. New.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2004-04-16. Paperback. Used:Good.

This is an antique book about Mark Twain's days in Bermuda, "Mark Twain and The Happy Island" by Elizabeth Wallace. 1913 1st edition, 1st printing; A.C. McClurg & Co.; Chicago. The book is nicely illustrated with numerous photographs. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.From the Introduction: "This little story of 'The Happy Island' has a place of its own in Mark Twain literature, in that it presents an idyllic picture of our philosopher-humorist in the serener days of his later life - a picture of which the author herself was a part. Mark Twain always loved Bermuda, from the first day of his visit, to that last day of his final visit, when he sailed away, with the shadows already gathering just ahead. Miss Wallace's story is a tender one, showing him still full of life and health, and of that gracious sympathy with childhood which was always one of his chief characteristics and added comfort to his later years. The world will be the better and Mark Twain's memory the sweeter for… Read More

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2004-04-16. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo, 139 pages. In Good condition. Bound in publisher's illustrated brown cloth with white lettering to spine. Minor bumping to corners. Mild rubbing to corners, edges, head and tail of spine. Fading to text on front cover. Moderate staining to boards. Puncture wound to rear board with tearing from rear endpaper to plate at page 116. Fore and bottom edges of textblock decked. Light staining to top edge. Plate at page 46 loose but present. Age toning throughout. Shelved in Case 13. 1376281. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1913. Very Good +. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1913. First Edition. Octavo. 139 pp. Brown boards stamped in green and white; brown topstain. Light edgewear and a few minor smudges to boards. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good or better copy.

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1914. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1914 second edition. Top corner stained, owner bookplate of Edwin K. Bacon on front endpaper, with his name, a date, and the publisher name in ink on the front flyleaf, a few page repairs to prelims. 139, [3] pp. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of 'Mr. Clemens, Margaret and Maude', photographic plates throughout text. Author's recollections of her trip to Bermuda, during which she became acquainted with Mark Twain.

First edition "Published April, 1913" on copyright page. Pictorial cloth. Illustrated. Very good. Small offsetting to front free endpaper as if a newspaper clipping was once inserted. Very slight minor soiling to some cloth sections.A scarce book.

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co, 1913. First. Near Fine. Near fine with just spine ends and corners slightly bumped Gift inscription inside front cover and end sheet interior pages Excellent A memoir of Mark Twain's many visits, particularly in later years, to Bermuda Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna Rare Books, Seattle, Wa 139 pp.

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1913. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 1/2 X 7 inches high. 139 pages. "Published April, 1913" on copyright page (first printing). Decorated tan cloth. Condition of the book is Very Good; covers and spine very lightly soiled, otherwise excellent, text and illustrations are very clean, binding is tight. A very nice example of this scarce book. Mark Twain RGR

Chicago, A.C. McClurg & Co., 1914., 1914. Second edition (so stated). 8vo. Frontispiece and 20 illustrations. Original tan pictorial cloth stamped in cream and green with palm tree design. Pictorial dust jacket (unclipped). Fine, fresh, bright copy. No signatures or bookplates. Mark Twain in Bermuda.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.