Following the Equator: a Journey Around the World
by Mark Twain
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Lyndonville, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Hartford: American Publishing Companty, 1897. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two publishers listed on the title page, the second state. Page 161 is signed with the signature mark 11. The boards and spine are somewhat worn, especially one corner. The foot of the spine is worn. Original owner's name and year written in pencil on flyleaf. All pages are tight.
Synopsis
Following the Equator (American English title) or More Tramps Abroad (English title) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Green Mountain Books and Prints
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004015
- Title
- Following the Equator: a Journey Around the World
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- American Publishing Companty
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Green Mountain Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Lyndonville, Vermont
About Green Mountain Books and Prints
Located in the center of Lyndonville Vermont we have served our community for over 45 years. Our in store stock is around 35,000 titles and we list about 1,000 books online. Customer satisfaction is our first priority.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
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