American Drolleries
by Mark Twain
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited, c1895. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An uncommon anthology of tales by celebrated American author Mark Twain. An uncommon collection of short stories by Mark Twain.This anthology includes 'The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County', 'Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man', 'Curing a cold', 'Lucretia Smith's Soldier', 'Remarkable Instances of Presence of Mind', 'A Sandwich Island Editor', and more.Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, as is known as one of the great fathers of American literature.Undated, dated from the publisher's imprint; Ward, Lock & Co traded as 'Ward, Lock, and Bowden' from 1893 to 1897. In the original publisher's cloth binding, with new endpapers. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. A few minor marks to the boards. Spine is a little faded. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot. A few pencil marks to the text. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 896P3
- Title
- American Drolleries
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1895
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- American Drolleries mark twain short stories jumping frog of calaveras county mark twain the steed oahu concerning chambermaids
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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