The Singular Mark Twain: A Biography
by Kaplan, Fred
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385477155
- ISBN 13
- 9780385477154
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine hardcover in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a light bit of trace wear, else tight and clean. 726 pages with black & whites and index. Still a pleasing copy of this biography of the legendary American writer and personality.
Synopsis
Fred Kaplan is Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of the critically acclaimed biographies Gore Vidal, Henry James , Dickens , and Thomas Carlyle , which was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award and a Pulitzer Prize. He has held Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, and was a Fellow of the National Humanities Center. He lives in Boothbay, Maine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29922
- Title
- The Singular Mark Twain: A Biography
- Author
- Kaplan, Fred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385477155
- ISBN 13
- 9780385477154
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Antiques; Collectibles; Rare Books; Spokane, WA; Used Books ; ; ;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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