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Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches
by Mark Twain
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a collection of short stories, "Punch, Brothers, Punch!" and Other Sketches by MARK TWAIN. 1878 1st edition, 2nd state; Slote, Woodman & Co.; New York. With vignettes at the beginning and end of each story. There are 9 short stories in all. The book is smaller in size - it measures 6" tall x 4 1/2" wide. With an advertisement for "Mark Twain's Patent Scrap-Book" at the back.
"Punch, Brothers, Punch!" is about Twain's encounter with an "earworm" (a "virus-like" jingle), and how it occupies his mind for several days until he manages to "infect" another person, thus removing the jingle from his mind.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine with no stains; sharp corners; bright gilt lettering on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. A thin, light stain appears around page 95 at the upper and outer edges and gradually gets bigger through to the end of the book; there is also a stain at the upper-outer corner of the title page and contents page. Name/address written in pencil on front end paper; last name written in pen at the top of the title page.
"Punch, Brothers, Punch!" is about Twain's encounter with an "earworm" (a "virus-like" jingle), and how it occupies his mind for several days until he manages to "infect" another person, thus removing the jingle from his mind.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine with no stains; sharp corners; bright gilt lettering on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. A thin, light stain appears around page 95 at the upper and outer edges and gradually gets bigger through to the end of the book; there is also a stain at the upper-outer corner of the title page and contents page. Name/address written in pencil on front end paper; last name written in pen at the top of the title page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2435
- Title
- Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Slote, Woodman & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1878
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- mark twain, punch brothers, samuel clemens, roughing it, life on the mississippi, huckleberry finn, tom sawyer, innocents abroad, tramp abroad, mysterious stranger, connecticut yankee king arthurs court, adams diary, samuel clemens, charles dickens
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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