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Published by Capricorn Books, New York, 1968
Seller: H. W. Gumaer, Bookseller, Canandaigua, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine to Fine. First Printing, First Edition Thus. Edited and with an introduction by Bernard DeVoto; Vintage paperback, CAP 149; a collection of Mark Twain's autobiographical writings and reflections on a wide range of topics and people from politics and publishers to writing and civic virtue, from Teddy Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie to Brete Harte and Winston Churchill, full of the distinctive, often caustic wit that makes him America's legendary humorist; one-reader text is clean, square and tight, edges lightly soiled; pictorial wrappers age-browned on spine and around edges, small 1.5 cm stain on back cover near spine, very light reading creases, very minimal surface and edgewear. Collectable.
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1940
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 402 pages.
Published by New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers.
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition, Second Printing, 1922. A nearly Fine hardcover copy in dark brown grainy cloth covered boards, lacking the dustwrapper. Crown of spine a little rubbed. 402pp with Index.
Published by Harper & Brothers, NY, 1940
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Rust textured cloth with blue title box, titled in gilt. Stated first edition with code k-p. Faint dampstain to top edge, very mild wave to pages, front hinge mildly starting. The DJ in mylar is edgechipped, slightly dampstained. Flap price intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1940
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Mark Twain in Eruption. Hitherto Unpublished Pages about Men and Events". Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers in 1940. Measures 8-¾" x 5-¾". First edition with "FIRST EDITION" and code letters "K-P" on the copyright page (BAL 3564). Very good plus condition in the publisher's original terra-cotta imitation buckram. Very minor wear and staining to the boards, with the spine lettering partially rubbed. Old bookstore label on the front end paper, otherwise near fine.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition. A NEAR FINE FIRST NO DJ. ****FROM THE LIBRARY OF SAM FULLER. FAMOUS HOLLYWOOD FILM DIRECTOR. WITH FULLER'S PERSONAL BOOKPLATE ON FEP. COMES WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY****.
Published by New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940, 1940
Seller: James Arsenault & Company, ABAA, Arrowsic, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover in dj. 8vo (8.5" x 6"), pebbled brown cloth. xxviiii, 402 pp. Bookplate on ffep. CONDITION: Very good, faint white spots on front cover, some offsetting from front panel of dj on pastedowns and endpapers; good dj, worn at extremities with a few small tears. First edition, first printing, "one of 500 copies on thin paper" possibly sent out for review or promotional purposes. BAL 3564.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($3.75 price intact). Published by Harper & Bros, 1940. Octavo. Brown cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is very good. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Previous owner bookplate on front pastedown. Light offsetting to endpapers and light toning to page ends. Dust jacket is good with shelf wear, nicks, and tears. Separated in two pieces at spine right hinge. Book placed in custom acetate protector. A very good copy of this collection of essays by Mark Twain. 402 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1940
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First American Edition. Solid copy of first printing. First edition stated with correct code of K-P. Unmarked, tight and square. Terra Cotta cloth in form of buckram shows some wear but no major defect. Light soiling to front pastedown and lighter still on rear pastedown. This was edited and with an introduction by Bernard DeVoto from unpublished parts of Twains Autobiography. 402 pages with index. Price intact jacket has light chipping at spine ends and faint soiling on front panel. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition, with Harper's 'K-P' code on copyright page indicating October 1940. Flexible boards in terra-cotta imitation buckram, stamped in blue and gilt on spine. Interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows very light edge wear; not price clipped; in an archival mylar sleeve. pp. xxviii, 402. [BAL 3564]. This is the thin paper/flexible board issue of the first edition, of which 500 copies were made with the sheets bulk width of 7/8''. [The other 700 copies of the first edition, run simultaneously, were in a hard binding (which featured the publisher's device on the front cover) and the sheets bulk measured 1 1/4''.].
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1940
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ 1940 Mark Twain first edition in Very Good dust-jacket, slight chipping and small tear on back cover. As referenced in BAL #3564, title page in black and red, terra-cotta imitation buckram binding with publisher's device stamped in blue on front. On copyright page: first edition; and, code letters K-P, signifying printed October, 1940. This is the 1940 first edition, selected by Bernard DeVoto from the unpublished parts of Twain's autobiography, copyrighted 1922; Editor and Twain scholar Bernard DeVoto took Twain's literary and opinionated anecdotes, asides, and discourses and shaped them into semi-autobiographical form for publication in 1940. Twain rambles along here discussing everything from Andrew Carnegie to Kipling. The result is an insider's look at the literary Mark Twain with insight as to why and how his humor became American folklore; 8vo.
Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, NY, 1940
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. (1940). 402 pages. Index. Edited and with an introduction by Bernard Devoto. Staining at gutters present caused by the glue used at binding. Very good in dust jacket. (110).
Published by Grosset and Dunlap, New York, NY., 1940
Seller: river break books, Fort benton, MT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Orange clothbound with dustjacket. Exterior cloth is very clean and sqauare, without flaw. Dj has rough edges with numeorus small cracks and curling. Dj spine is sun-discolored but legible and clear, with tape repairs. Body of dj is intact and clear. Interior is very clean with prior owners name in neat print on fep. Text is unmarked, and binding is tight and strong with two places where book has been flexed fully open and so, while all pages are securely bound, at page45 and 333 they protrude out slightly from the rest at the fore edge because the binding has been stretched at those two points. Book is highly usable for reading and display. Satisfaction guarenteed.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers (New York and London), 1922
Seller: Best Books And Antiques, Chandler, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1922 First Edition with ("K-P on copyright page). Original dust jacket has been protected by a special clear mylar covering; it is in excellent condition. The book itself is also in very good condition. The book does have the former owner's name in ink on the inside front end paper, but it is mostly hidden under the dust jacket. Nice deckled page edges. Octavo. 402 pages. Bound in original terra-cotta cloth. One of only 7,000 copies printed. Gift Worthy. (BR) Box 154.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1940
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Octavo. ("K-P" on copyright page) 402 pages. Bound in original terra-cotta cloth; near fine in a fine dust jacket. One of only 7,000 copies printed. The editor selected unpublished parts of Twain's autobiography, which was copyrighted in 1922. Tasteful bookplate front paste-down. A lovely copy in like dust jacket. BAL 3564.