New York: Capricorn Books, 1968. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine to Fine. Edited and with an introduction by Bernard DeVoto; Vintage paperback, CAP 149; a collection of Mark Twain's autobiographical writings and reflections on a wide range of topics and people from politics and publishers to writing and civic virtue, from Teddy Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie to Brete Harte and Winston Churchill, full of the distinctive, often caustic wit that makes him America's legendary humorist; one-reader text is clean, square and tight, edges lightly soiled; pictorial wrappers age-browned on spine and around edges, small 1.5 cm stain on back cover near spine, very light reading creases, very minimal surface and edgewear. Collectable.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001532
Title: MARK TWAIN IN ERUPTION
Author: Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens)
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine to Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Printing, First Edition Thus.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Capricorn Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1968
Keywords: ESSAYS, LETTERS, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, VINTAGE PAPERBACK,19TH CENTURY
Bookseller catalogs: Literature/criticism; Humor; Biography/Memoirs;

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About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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