ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
(First Edition Library: Shelton, CT), nd. Hardcover. Facsimile of the first edition, fine in fine dustjacket and lightly bumped slipcase. More
(First Edition Library: Shelton, CT), nd. Hardcover. Facsimile of the first edition, fine in fine dustjacket and lightly bumped slipcase. More
Random House: NY, 1930. Hardcover. Illus. by Donald McKay, 10.5 x 7.5", leather backed pict cloth, 132pp, spine a bit scuffed else very good condition in used slipcase with minor splitting. LIMITED TO 2000 NUMBERED COPIES (#1200) WITH FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OF ARTIST. More
Charles L. Webster: NY, 1892. Hardcover. Illus. by Dan Beard, 8.25 x 5.5", gilt-lettered pict green cloth, 277pp + ads, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, spine a little cocked, contents a little edge-toned but still a nice copy of the FIRST EDITION (NAP). More
NY, 1892. Hardcover. Illus by Dan Beard, 8 x 5.5", pict. cloth, 277pp, rubber stamp of private library, foredges of both covers show some staining, covers & spine rubbed & darkened. FIRST EDITION. More
Harper & Brothers: NY, (1902). Hardcover. Illus. by Lucius Hitchcock, 7.5 x 5", gilt-lettered maroon cloth, 179pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, inner front hinge cracked, rear hinge tender, pp toned with scattered finger soiling; a well-used copy with the colored Tabard Inn bookplate inside front cover, and a...... More
The Golden Hind Press: Madison, N.J. 1937. 5x4", wraps, 7pp, covers a bit faded. LIMITED TO 110 NUMBERED COPIES. Christmas keepsake with presentation. More
Privately Printed, 1925. Paperback. 9 x 5", pict stapled wraps, 18pp + Excerpt from Albert Bigelow Paine's biography of Twain, covers a bit unevenly sunned else a nice, clean copy. LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES, this copy is unnumbered. Number One of the Airedale Series. More
The American Publishing Co.: Hartford, CT, 1897. Hardcover. Illus., 9 x 6", blue cloth with gilt-surround pict paper label on front cover, 712pp, covers worn and scratched, extremities bumped and fraying, inner hinges cracking, ink inscription from former owner on front fly, pp edge-toned, a rather shaken copy but complete..... More
Harper & Bros.: NY, 1907. Hardcover. Illus. by Lucius Hitchcock, 8 x 5.25", beautifully bound in 3/4 gilt-ruled black Morocco; blue cloth; teg, 153pp, covers are beautifully bound in 3/4 gilt-ruled black Morocco; blue cloth; teg, 153pp, covers a little rubbed, spine a little sunned, extremities a tiny bit worn..... More
Harper & Bros.: NY, 1909. Hardcover. Frontis portraits of Shakespeare and Bacon, 8.5 x 5.25", gilt-lettered green cloth, 150pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, some old waterstaining on rear cover, pp toned with some finger soiling. FIRST EDITION (no tipped-in leaf). More
James R. Osgood: Boston, 1883. Hardcover. Illus., 9 x 6", gilt-dec illus. brown cloth; aeg, 624pp, covers a bit rubbed and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, rear inner hinge cracked (but not detached), front inner hinge cracking, ink inscription from former owner, pp63-66 sliced in margin, but still a pretty..... More
Sheldon & Co: NY, (1871). Hardcover. Illus, 7.5 x 5", cloth, 47pp, ink inscription, text spotted, thumbed, torn, covers worn (esp. spine tips), moderately rubbed. FIRST EDITION, later issue. More
The Book Club of California: San Francisco, CA, 1928. Illus., 10.25 x 7", cloth backed boards, 11pp, covers rubbed, yellowed and worn, bottom of spine badly bumped, spine label torn and almost detached, hinges loose, eps a little damped; but it looks better than it sounds. LIMITED TO 400 COPIES..... More
Hartford, 1891. Hardcover. 13.5 x 9", board, lacking brochure and box of pins. Some insect damage to one side. One side carries the instructions, the other side is a game board. Still SCARCE Twain piece. More
Daniel Slote & Company: NY, 1902. Hardcover. [Pavlova] 12 x 10", blindstamped blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 6 page index + 76 numbered pages. Covers well worn, rubbed, soiled, spine and corners bumped, lettering rubbed, textblock loose, lacks the interleaving leaves and stubs, toned, glue stains else good condition..... More
Belford Brothers: Toronto, 1876. 35. 7 x 4.5", cloth, 157pp + ads (last ad "Common Sense..."). DISBOUND, lacks front fly, very worn. Mark Twain's non-fiction reminiscences which he wrote in 1874-1875, the work first appearing in the Atlantic Monthly in 1875. FIRST CANADIAN EDITION (Reprint D). SWAF. More
Rose-Belford: Toronto, 1878. Hardcover. 7.5 x 4.5", cloth, 150pp, covers soiled and rubbed, corners and spine tips worn, front inner hinge cracked. FIRST CANADIAN EDITON, FIRST PRINTING UNDER THIS TITLE. More
American Publishing Co.: Hartford, Conn. 1872. Hardcover. Illus., 9 x 5.5", cloth, 591pp, spine badly torn and chipped, covers heavily worn, inner hinges cracked, loose signatures. FIRST EDITION, 2ND STATE. Rough copy of Roughing It. More
American Publishing Co.: Hartford, CT, 1880. Frontis portrait of Twain, frontis of "Titan's Moses"; illus., 9 x 5.5", gilt-dec black cloth, 631pp + ad for The Innocents Abroad, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, spine sunned, hinges loose, inner hinges cracking, pp edge-toned, but still a decent copy of the..... More
American Publ. Co.: Hartford, Conn. 1880. Hardcover. "328 illus", 9 x 5.5", gilt-stamped cloth, 631pp, inner hinges cracked, portrait foxed & stained, foredge stained at lower end, spine ends frayed, covers worn, spine lettering very worn. Pencil names "Ingalls Atchison" on front pastedown. Senator John James Ingalls, 1833-1900, Atchison, Kansas..... More
np, nd. One page, 6.25 x 4, on plain lined paper, boldly written to (Noah) Brooks, dated May 19: "Very much obliged. Will you please endorse this check over to Tommy or cash it & pay him? It is 15 folios -- for long jobs I have alsways paid 8..... More
Toronto, 1885. Two sheets of off-white laid paper, 9 x 5.5, written in pencil, each sheet partly mounted on reverse (from old autograph album?), folds else a nice example of a friendly letter to his friend "Brooks". The letter reads: "My Dear Brooks -- The both of us thank you..... More
The American Publishing Co: Hartford, CT, 1897. Photo portrait frontis, illustr, 9 x 6, decorated blue cloth, 712 pp, covers very worn, extremities bumped and fraying, inner hinges cracked, hinges loose, pencil scribbles on front fly and a blank, frontis detached with edges worn and darkened, tissue guard spotted, contents..... More
American Publ. Co.: Hartford, 1874. Hardcover. Illus., 9 x 5.5", gilt-lettered pict cloth, 574pp + appendix, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and chipping (especially to spine ends), outer hinges starting, an "L" shaped cut to spine cover, inner hinges cracking, pp with some edge-toning and scattered finger soil. FIRST EDITION, early..... More
American Publishing Co: Hartford. 1873. Illustr, 8.75 x 5.5, 574 + appendix, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS, FIRST ED. EARLY ISSUE (no ads). A beautiful copy. More