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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, and the Comedy of Those Extraordinary Twins
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1894 First Edition first state with 1 1/8" text block and tipped-in frontispiece on heavier stock, meets all first issue points, no markings, binding tight pages bright, publisher's scarce issue in half morocco and marbled boards, a.e.g. (BAL 3442); panels rubbed, spine leather rubbed & worn at edges & extremities, name & small bookseller stamp to edge of first white page, an excellent clean tight copy; 8vo; 432pp with marginal illustrations to every page; marbled endpapers. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nighttown Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32998
- Title
- The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, and the Comedy of Those Extraordinary Twins
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- American Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1894
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Twain, Mark The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, and the Comedy of Those Extraordinary Twins
Terms of Sale
Nighttown Books
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
Nighttown Books
Biblio member since 2012
South Pasadena, California
About Nighttown Books
Nighttown Books specializes in academic and scholarly books in most subject areas but most particularly in literature and the arts and sciences.
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- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
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