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Published by University of California Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0520267192ISBN 13: 9780520267190
Seller: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. "When editors at the University of California Press pondered the possible demand for Autobiography of Mark Twain, a four-pound, 500,000-word doorstopper of a memoir, they kept their expectations modest with a planned print run of 7,500 copies. Now it is a smash hit across the country, landing on best-seller lists and going back to press six times, for a total print run so far of 275,000. The publisher cannot print copies quickly enough, leaving some bookstores and online retailers stranded without copies just as the holiday shopping season begins ." (Julius Bosman, New York Times November 19, 2010) Well, here is an AS NEW UNREAD copy of that hard to find FIRST PRINTING! Protected perfect as new jacket, too. Very hefty volume, will need extra postage depending on destination. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.
Published by Charles L. Webster & Co, New York, 1892
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Quarter Leather. Condition: Near fine. First edition, first printing of The American Claimant by Mark Twain, in a decorative three quarter morocco binding. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xv, [1], 17-277pp, [8pp ads]. Three-quarter red morocco, gilt-ruled border. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Matching marbled paper boards and endpapers. Same date printed on title page and copyright page, no additional printings listed. Solid text block, faint wear to corners, wear to rear hinge. Publisher's original green cloth spine and covers bound in at rear. Housed in a custom red cloth slipcase. (BAL 3434) An attractive example. From the collection of Mary Hopkins Searles (1818-1891), one of the richest women in the United States after the death of her husband, the owner of Central Pacific Railroad, Mark Hopkins Jr. The calling card of "Mrs. Mark Hopkins" is affixed to front endpaper.