mark twain introduction albert bigelow (22 résultats)

hardcover. Etat : Good. Good with wear and markings. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Etat : very good. No Jacket. Stated first edition. NOT an ex library book. Book with dark blue cloth binding, print in gold. Gilt on top edge of pages. 365 pages including the index. Volume II only.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine condition. No jacket. Early printing (November 1924). New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1924. Volume 1 only (of 2). Near Fine condition. An unusually bright, shiny, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Endpapers have just a few light brown spots (minor foxing). All other pages are bright white, clean, crisp and unmarked. Bound in the original, dark blue cloth. The cloth covers still have that new book gloss and luster. NO fading. NO rubbing. The gilt lettering on the spine, and Twain's gilt-stamped signature on the front cover, are also still bright and shiny. Top edge gilt. Volume 1 only (of 2). This is an early printing, with publisher's code L-Y (November 1924) for a book first published in August 1924. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece photograph of Twain (taken in 1906) and a facsimile page of the book's manuscript, in Twain's handwriting. Index. See BAL 3537. . Early printing (November 1924). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket. 8vo. xxvi. 368pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. ***Please Read*** very light rubbing on edges of cover - some writing inside cover - No marks on text - My shelf location - 31-a-34*.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Later Printing. 2 volumes, blue cloth, gilt titles on spines, gilt reproduction of Twain's signature on front. K-Y code on copyright, indicating an October, 1924 printing, but no statement of edition. Front and rear board of volume 1 lightly scuffed. In stained and quite worn printed slipcase that is missing the spine.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. no marks or names-clean covers and text-navy blue boards with gold lettering-TEG-2 volumes with Frontpiece photos of Twain-stated 1st edition H-Y-FON inside front cover-index with each volume-some cover wear.

hardcover. Etat : Good. Hardback. No dust jacket. Cover edges and corners in good shape. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.

Early reprint (first published by Harper & Brothers in 1924). Issued with a slipcase and dust jackets but those are not present. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 16.25cm. Uniformly bound in dark red cloth; light sunning/color fading to spines with slight fraying and wear at ends, light rubbing to boards, gilt stamping to front boards and spines still fairly bright but not vibrant. Gilt top edge; toning to deckle fore-edges. Some foxing and or toning to endpapers; foxing strongest on several initial and terminal leaves of both volumes but with scattered mostly light occurrences to interior leaves. Bindings are firm. Still an attractive very good- set. Please note that this set has an approximate shipping weight of 5 pounds (2.26 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. First edition, later printing. Both volumes are near fine in original dark blue cloth-covered boards. L-Y on the copyright page. Letter from J.H. Carroll to Daniel Willard, sending these volumes to him is tipped onto the from endpaper.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Poor. 1st Edition. Blue cloth hard cover - slight signs of wear to edges/Good+. In tattered DJ - Poor. 368 rough cut pages. Gilt top to text block. Content Good+. (1050g) Photo on request. As Books that Benefit gives the proceeds from the sale of this book to charity correct postage will be asked for when more than default price quoted.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Black and White Illustrations (illustrateur). First Edition. Complete Two Volume Set In Blue Ribbed Cloth With Gilt Lettering, Blind Stamped Covers, Top Edges Gilt. First Printing With 1924 Date On Title Page, Publisher's Code "Hy" On Copyright Page, Stated "First Edition". Bright And Clean, Just A Touch Of Wear At Corners, Hinges Tight, No Fading Or Foxing, Former Owner's Signatures. Volume I With Some Loss Of Color In Center Of Front Panel And Tiny Loss Of Color Near Center Of Spine Panel.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 396 pp, b&w photo frontis, 5.75" x 8" red cloth covered boards, fading gilt spine letters and VG fr cover design. Slight impact dent to top edge rear board. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, and well-preserved - minor signs of age, text black with only slight age-toning, pp 273-280 with 1/8" x 3/4" rectangular chip along bottom edge, minimal exterior wear to cloth. In glassine wrapper Size: Octavo. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Complete 2 volume set. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound bindings. The front piece in volume I has detached from the binding; rest of the interior pages are intact. Light foxing and spotting throughout the pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Missing. Complete set of two volumes published 1924 by Harper & Brothers. "L-Y" on copyright page. Moderate wear to tips of spine. Name of former owner (dated 1924) written on front free endpapers of both volumes; else, no markings noted. Gilt top page edges. Generally mild wear.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. ex-library hardback without dust jacket, *N.B. VOLUME II ONLY", blue cloth boards grubby, edges worn & corners scuffed, binding open in places but intact, text block edges uncut, some handling marks to pages, usual library stamps/markings, otherwise good clear text, Mark Twain's Autobiography Volume II Only, published in 1924 by Harper & Brothers. Heavy book will ship overseas for extra postage. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. 29E*.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Second printing. 368; 365pp. Octavo [24cm]. Bound in blue cloth; gilt stamped lettering on each spine and front board. Top edge gilt. Light bumping and scuffing to the spine ends and corners. Spines are a bit toned and soiled and mildly rolled. Twain's last work, intended to be published posthumously and not compiled into publishable form during his lifetime (1835-1910). His wish was that the full autobiography not be published until the 100 year anniversary of his death. This edition contains approximately two-fifths of the material found in the massive three volume edition first published in 2010. Alfred Bigelow Paine was a close friend of Twain, and held exclusive access to his literary estate for a time.

Hardcover. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 368 and 365 pages. 2 volume set. Burgundy boards in uncommon, price clipped, dust jackets. Some soiling ot the jackets. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xxxv, 406 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Light fading to spine. Mild rubbing and wear, primarily to hinges, head and tail of spine, and corners. Spine slightly cocked. Bookplate and previous owner's signature on front pastedown. First gathering loosening. Age toning throughout textblock. Shelved Under Front Counter. BAL 3536. 1376231. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. NF/Fair in Poor slipcase. Bindings are very clean, with just a bit of very light bumping at spine tails. Maroon cloth with gilt; gilt bright. TEG bright. Pages clean. DJ's fair only; staining along spines. Loss at V1 DJ tail and at V2 DJ head, and a nickel size triangular shaped whole in middle of V2 DJ spine. A bit of light soil to DJ panels. Slipcase quite worn, soiled.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. very nice set; "L-Y" on copyright page; clean, bright set.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. 2-volume set. Stated first edition (H-Y). Half-morocco binding with raised bands and gilt, minor rubbing to the extremities. Marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Pages are clean.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good Plus. No Jacket. First Edition. First Edition stated, then H-Y. Ads at back of Vol. II. BAL 3537. State A. Both volumes with ownership signature in ink of J. K. Lilly - "JK Lilly His Book" - at front paste downs, and uncommon thus. Near Fine, light wear at spines, gilt tops dulled. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.