Westerham, Kent: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Small university bookplate on front pastedown. Fine, lacking the slipcase . Clarke Hutton. Tall octavo (7-1/2" x 10-1/2") bound in luxurious half royal blue velvet and heavy gray buckram boards; 248 pages. Introduction by Edward Wagenknecht. Illustrated with 12 full-page color plates and 23 part-page monochrome sketches printed in blue by Clarke Hutton. Copy #1185 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.

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The Prince and the Pauper is an English language novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, the novel tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court, London, and Edward VI of England, son of Henry VIII of England.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 013843
Title: THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
Author: TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]
Illustrator: Clarke Hutton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Small university bookplate on front pastedown. Fine, lacking the slipcase
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: Westerham, Kent
Date Published: 1964
Keywords: Signed, Fine Bindings, Limited Editions, Samuel Clemens, Mark Twain, Fine Press
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century American Literature;

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Charles Agvent

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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