The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories
de Mark Twain
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Chatto and Windus, 1893. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A first edition copy of this short story anthology by Mark Twain, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Presenting this anthology of short stories by noted American author, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or better known by his penname, Mark Twain.Including 'The £1,000,000 Bank Note', 'Mental Telegraphy', 'A Cure for the Blues', 'A Petition to the Queen of England', and more. Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American writer, humourist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the greatest humourist the United States has produced, and William Faulkner called him 'the father of American literature'. His most well-known works are 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'. This work contains the ink signature of a previous owner to the front pastedown: 'J.L. Dells'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, some bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Slight sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Previous owner's ink signature to the front free-endpaper. Internally, hinges are strained but firm. Binding is tender in places, and slightly loose from page 65 to 80. Pages are bright and clean. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 789J43
- Título
- The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories
- Autor
- Mark Twain
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Chatto and Windus
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1893
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- original binding Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer £1,000,000 Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Samuel L Clemens
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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