The Ordeal Of Mark Twain

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.

NY: E. P. Dutton. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Original gilt-titled cloth. PO signature of author Paul Jordan Smith, at "Erewhon", 1920. "Erewhon" was the name of Smith's home. (Not author-signed. ) Spine a bit softened, slight age toning. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages; Signed by Author .… Read more about this item

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1920. Edition Not Stated . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Personalized ex-libris, inside front cover.

Cleveland/NY.: Meridian Books/World Publishing., (1963).. Mass Market Paperback.. Covers scuffed/lightly soiled, very occasional light underlining/marginalia in pencil: Good+.. 12mo. Introduction by Malcolm Cowley.

Meridian Books, 1955-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 1955 mass market paperback. Significant wear and tear to covers. Pages are unmarked. Price tag removed from cover.

Meridian Books, 1955. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

USA: Meridian, 1955. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 256pp. Purple cover sunned on and around spine, light edgewear. Working copy, has some light pencil marginalia throughout.

BiblioLife, 2009-03-19. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-10-17. Paperback. Good.

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

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-10-17. Paperback. Used:Good.

BiblioLife, 2009-03-19. Paperback. Used:Good.

Meridian. Good. 1955. Mass Market Paperback. (C506) .

Ulan Press, 2012-08-31. Paperback. Used: Good.

Ulan Press, 2012-08-31. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Independently published, 2017. Paperback. New. 240 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.60 inches.

MP3 Audio CD. The Ordeal of Mark Twain CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY: MARK TWAIN'S DESPAIR "What a man sees in the human race is merely himself in the deep and honest privacy of his own heart. Byron despised the race because he despised himself. I feel as Byron did, and for the same reason."--Marginal note in… Read more about this item

MP3 Audio CD. The Ordeal of Mark Twain CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY: MARK TWAIN'S DESPAIR "What a man sees in the human race is merely himself in the deep and honest privacy of his own heart. Byron despised the race because he despised himself. I feel as Byron did, and for the same reason."--Marginal note in… Read more about this item