English As She Is Taught
by TWAIN, Mark [pseud. Samuel Clemens]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Mutual Book Company, [1900]. First American Edition. Second state, with "five" spelled correctly on p. 16, line 5. Preceded by the London edition. In grey paper wrappers, printed in black and red; 28, [4]pp; one-page publisher's ad at rear. Ex-library, with bookplate, embossed stamps, and cancellation mark from the Bennington Free Library, VT. Bright, with minor chips to corners of wrappers, spots of discoloration to spine; title-page and final blank partially glued to wraps, with title page creased along edge of glue; ex-library embossed stamps throughout the text, otherwise clean: Good. BAL 3465. MCBRIDE p.208.
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Details
- Seller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 55073
- Title
- English As She Is Taught
- Author
- TWAIN, Mark [pseud. Samuel Clemens]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Mutual Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- [1900]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- BAL
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- Second State
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- Bookplate
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- Title Page
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- Wrappers
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