First edition (April 1902). Good hardcover, no DJ. Red calico-grain (V) cloth over boards; floral gilt front panel with intaglio title; gilt titles on spine; top edge gilt; end paper panels are: AAAB per BAL 3471; laid paper; tissue-guarded frontis; red framed text pages. Clean, lightly scuffed covers and spine; chipping at spine ends; slight rubbing at cover fore corners; tightly bound; red price on front free end paper; pencil owner name on front fly leaf; pencil inscription and drawings on page [1]; damp stain faintly visible at fore corners of some leaves in last quarter of text block; cracked at page 96/97 but all remains tight; all illustrations present (7). 8vo, 177 pp.

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Bookseller: Madden Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19233
Title: A Double Barrelled Detective Story
Author: Mark Twain
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Harper and Brothers
Date Published: 1902
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction, Mystery;

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I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.

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