Twain Mark Bernard Devoto Editor (12 results)

Library. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Former library book. Dampness has seeped into more than just the cover. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Text/NEW w/faint margin discoloration & the letter "M" to fEP. Softcover (Portrait of seated white-haired Twain dressed in white)/Good/sound w/edge rubs & creasing to front & back. Text blocks dyed red. Posthumous anthology of essays & short stories from Mark Twain, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910), best known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). 240 pgs, edited by Pulitzer Prize winner, historian Bernard DeVoto (1897 - 1955), whose biography was written by Wallace Stegner. Contents are: 1, Letters from the Earth; 2, Papers from the Adams Family (7 chapters); 3, Letter to the Earth; 4, A Cat-Tale; 5, Cooper's Prose Style; 6, Official Report to the I.I.A.S.; 7, The Gorky Incident; 8, Simplified Spelling; 9, Something About Repentance; 10, From an English Notebook; 11, From the Manuscript of "A Tramp Abroad"; The French & the Comanches; 12, From an Unfinished Burlesque of Books on Etiquette; 13, The Damned Human Race (5 essays); and 14, The Great Dark, followed by Editorial & Biographical Notes. Strong copy w/tired softcover.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condition: Good. Viking Press 1946.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Near fine n cloth-covered boards and good dust jacket with tape repairs on the verso.

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing. Selections from Mark Twain's most representative writings, including a complete Huckleberry Finn and The Mysterious Stranger and selections from many other works including the short story The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and much more, including some previously unpublished letters. Edited and with an introduction by Bernard DeVoto. #20 in the Viking Portable Library. Usual small format. 786 pp. Very good in a fair only dust jacket (bookplate, front flap of dj detached but present, some peeled spots, chips and edgewear to dj).

Leatherbound. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. No marks, appears unread. lxxvi, 396 pages : illustrations, color portrait ; 24 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Benton, Hart (illustrator). Collector's Edition. Bound in genuine brown leather. Decorative borders and center illustration in gold. Gilded page edges. Gold lettering on face and spine. Silk end papers. Silk ribbon page marker. Illustrated. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean throughout. The 100 greatest books ever written. Collector's Edition. Light scratches to the gild page edges.

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as issued. Benton, Thomas Hart (illustrator). Collector's Edition. lxxvi + 396 pp, Publisher's Preface, Introduction, A Note by the Illustrator, list of approx 4o illustrations, 53 titled chapters, 6.4" x 9.55" brown leather boards, gilt design, letters, and text block. moiré e.p.'s, ribbon book mark bound in. raised spine bands. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, paper well-preserved, exterior leather & gilt design Near Fine. Size: Large Octavo. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 352 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.