Twain Mark Howells W D (29 results)

353p, cloth, illustrated, light wear to cover, o/w very good. Revised edition. Xlibrary.

Softcover. Condition: FAIR. Acceptable: front page detached but present, severe damage after page 40. Vol. 46, No. 2376, July 5, 1902. Harper & Brothers; New York. Periodical or Newspaper. Half the issue Good to Very Good. From page 40 on, chips, toning, corner creasing & bumping; bottom half of pages missing. A few scattered markings in pencil. Two tone Statue of Liberty cover. Color plates, color & black and white photoengravings, numerous adverts. Ships from the USA, quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Published on July 5, 1902, Harper's Weekly (Vol. 46, No. 2376) is a turn-of-the-century record of the political, social, and literary landscape of Progressive Era America during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. The front cover carries a two tone rendering of the Statue of Liberty in a reddish orange tint, issued as the magazine's 1902 Independence Day number. Editorial leadership came from diplomat and journalist George Harvey, who edited the weekly 1901-1913 and served as president of Harper & Brothers, pairing political analysis w/ literature. Production elements include monochrome photoengravings, multi column typography on period newsprint, and a double page color centerfold illustration titled Finish of a Fourth-of-July Handicap Race. Commercial display advertisements throughout the issue document early twentieth century consumer manufacturing, transportation technology, and domestic goods. Bibliographically, the issue marks the first publication of Mark Twain's allegorical tale The Five Boons of Life, later collected in book form in 1906, alongside photo coverage of Clemens dedicating a memorial tablet to the poet Eugene Field. The serialized literature opens w/ the first installment of Anthony Hope's The Intrusions of Peggy, accompanied by commentary from William Dean Howells in his essay series Letters Home and Thomas A. Janvier's poem Santiago.…

Book is tight, clean and very good but for some dampstaining on spine. 8vo. 8-5/16" x 5-1/2". Blue-green cloth covered boards stamped in gold and red. 187 pp First edition, (Published September 1910.) Frontispiece photo of Twain shows photographer's signature in lower left corner. Illustrated with two frontispiece photos, one of Mark Twain the other of W. D. Howells and six photos throughout the text. (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is an 1893 literary tribute to Niagara Falls, the result of collaboration between prominent American literary figures and artists of the day. Published in the wake of the great Civil War, this book is part of a literary tradition that sought to unify the disparate United States by celebrating elements of shared American culture. Within this historical context, the book provides a detailed description of the Falls themselves, as well as the natural and man-made wonders that surround them. The author's aim was to evoke the awe that Niagara Falls inspires by describing its grandeur from every conceivable angle - from above, below, and right at its base. Thematic underpinnings include America's history of industrialization, the sublime relationship between nature and the human experience, and the beauty of the natural world preserved in public ownership. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Condition: Very good. - Octavo, dark green cloth titled in gilt & red on the front cover & in gilt on the spine. The top edge is gilt. The binding is lightly bumped & rubbed. Half-title, title, [1] leaf, 186 & [1] pages. There is an ink name on the front pastedown & some very light soiling to the endpapers. There are a very few pencil markings & underlinings. 2 black-and-white portrait frontispieces & 6 sepia-toned plates. A very good, attractive copy. First edition. Binding A [Blanck 9803].…

hardcover. Condition: very good. Illustrated. viii + 353 pages, 8vo, green cloth; rubbed, spine lettering faded. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1901. New and Revised Edition.

Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Covers stained, back more than the front. 353 pages.

Condition: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDBound volume. First edition. Contains much of Mark Twains' Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion. Some scuffing to the leather, some foxing, ex-library with few stamps. A good copy.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book transports readers to the raw, breathtaking beauty and power of Niagara Falls. Written by the author who first experienced Niagara Falls behind the American Falls, this book provides an immersive journey through the roiling waters, thunderous cascades, and rainbows that make Niagara Falls one of nature's most iconic wonders. Through a sequence of vivid descriptions and accounts, the book captures the grandeur of Niagara Falls' many attractions. From the exhilarating Cave of the Winds to the panoramic Maid of the Mist boat tour, the author guides readers through the natural spectacle of the falls. The book not only conveys the staggering beauty of Niagara Falls but also places it within a broader geological and historical context. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. "New and Revised Edition." First published 1893. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with spine and cover stamped in white. Illustrated with photographs, maps, drawings and diagrams in black and white. Minor rubbing to corners, head and heel of spine. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. 353 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. iv + 226 pp, frontis, Preface, list of illustrations, BAL 3437. 4.9" x 6.9" blue cloth boards with red & silver titles to fr cover, silver desigb to spine. Binding tight, pages clean,with light age-toning at the edges. pp 141-2 has 1/4" x 1/8" hole - uneven edges, of unknown origin. exterior with very light wear esp to top spine cloth tip. very slight cracking to paper along hinge gutters fr and back but no looseness or shakiness. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fenn, Harry (illustrator). Book.…

Cloth Over Board. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This copy is in good condition. The covers have light rubbing and moderate edgewear. The text edges have yellowed with age and have staining. Text is free of markings and secure in binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The title continues, "A Complete Souvenir of Niagara Falls, Containing Sketches, Stories and Essays - Descriptive, humorous, Historical and Scientific, written exclusively for this book." Blanck's second printing. 12mo pictorial wraps stamped in dark green and black. With maps and full-page b/w illustrations by Harry Fenn. Covers lightly rubbed and with light soil, else a very good example of this fragile issue. Harry Fenn (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paper covers, fifth printing as described in BAL 3437, copyright notice in two lines, with page 226 imprinted 'Advertisements'. Slight loss to head and tail of spine and darkening of covers. Contains the first appearance of 'Extracts from Adam's Diary'. Very Good. $225. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 12mo hardcover volume in green silver embossed cloth boards. Spine and boards tight and sharp with no wear. Front board has some soiling across bottom. Endpapers not split with one book plate. A bit of toning front and back from a dust jacket not present. 1st edition later printing page 226 blank and no ads.Contents solid with no stains or markings.…

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 974pp. + literary notes. Maroon leather spine and corners, marbled boards. Shelf wear and some scuffs. The text is bright and clean. Text includes many illustrations, and writings by Julian Ralph, William Dean Howells, Mark Twain ( Mental Telegraphy), Walt Whitman, and many others. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Pyle, Howard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, 9 1/2 by 6 3/4 inches, about 600 pages. Many black/white wood engraved illustrations. Perhaps the most interesting segment is a pre publication section (Royalty on the Mississippi) from 'Huckleberry Finn" by Twain. Also contains section from "The Bostonians" by Henry James and parts of "The Rise of Silas Lapham" by Howells. Many articles on the Civil war. Articles include: the early Smithsonian Institution, The Sudan, the moon containing illustrations from photographs, Canada as a winter resort and more such as interesting illustrated advertisements. Covers have only light wear, hinges tight, contents are clean. Ex library. I have made a clear mylar jacket for this book.…

Hard cover. First edition. 764 p. Contents include: A Literary Nightmare, by Mark Twain; Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut, by Mark Twain; The American by Henry James, Six installments of Old Woman's Gossip by Frances Anne Kemble; Five installments of Private Theatricals, by W.D. Howells; Quaintness of the Judicious Hooker, by Caroline D. Swann; The Currency Crisis by James A. Garfield; poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Greenleaf Whittier, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and others, and much more. Black leather spine cover and corner over textured boards. Ex library with usual marks. Some edgewear to spine and corners. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. …

Hard cover. 764 p. Contents include: The first three installments of Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion, by Mark Twain; The frist five installments of The Queen of Sheba, by Thomas Bailey Aldrich; A Century of Congress, by James Garfield, several articles by W.H. Howells, poetry by Lowell, Whittier, Longfellow and others and much more. Black leather spine and corners over pebbled black boards, with five raised ridges on spine, marbled endpages and page edges. Ex-library with usual marks and some minor scuffing to leather and boards. Clean, tight copy. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. …

1/2 leather. 812 p. Contents: Three pieces by Mark Twain--Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton--About Magnanimous Incident Literature--Rambling Notes of an Idle Life Excursion; A little tour in France and Recent Florence by Henry James; Four poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; My Aviary by Oliver Wendell Holmes; A Lost Lover by Sarah O. Jewett; Days in June and May Days by Henry D. Thoreau, and much more. Beautifully bound by Mills, Frew and Co. Brown leather spine and corner covers over brown pebbled boards, with five raised bands on spine with gold borders, marbled endpages, and marbled page edges. A painted number on the spine suggests ex-library, but there are no other such marks. There is an insect tract in the leather on the front cover. A number is marked through on the third endpage. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.…

1/2 leather. First edition. 763 p. Contents include: Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut, by Mark Twain; also, A Literary Nightmare by Twain; I, the American, by Henry James, The Currency Conflict by James A. Garfield, five installments of Private Theatricals by W.D. Howells, six installments of Old Woman's Gossip, by Frances Anne Kemble, poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, John G. Whittier, Louise Chandler Moulton, Edgar Fawcett and others. Black leather spine covering and corners over black boards, spine covering cracked along one edge. Ex-library. Pages clean. Hinges reinforced. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. …

Two volume set featuring full twelve month run for 1880 of The Atlantic Monthly. Each hardcover, H 24.5cm x L 16.25cm, uniformly bound in half-leather bindings - black leather spines and black cloth boards with black leather corners; both volumes with bindery tickets "Keim, Roesli & Co., | Book Binders | and | Blank Book Manf. | 314 Olive St., St. Louis." on front pastedown of XLV and on rear pastedown of XLVI. Bindings are likely quite contemporary to the volumes as Keim, Roesli & Company is listed in an 1879 St. Louis city directory. Spines decorated with four slightly raised bands and gilt stamping with latter having some flaking loss but otherwise still bright; both volumes have slender shallow leather loss at both their lower and upper front and rear joints but bindings remain firm. Edges toned with a few small stains; past owner's name in pencil at top of each volumes' page 1; mild toning and occasional light foxing to interior leaves. VOLUME XLV JAN.-JUNE 1880: i-iv, 1-860 pages; wide swath of strong surface abrasion to front board with slender area of similar abrasion at fore-edge area of rear board; cloth loss at board edges too with rear board's bottom leather corner worn; pages 149-182 have shallow dings/short tears at their bottom margins. VOLUME XLVI JULY-DEC. 1880: i-iv, 1-868 pages; nicks to spine head; faint dark mottling to rear board; strong slender abrasion at both boards' bottom leather corners. Still an attractive set despite first volume's marred exterior cloth. Whereas bookseller tickets for 19th century St. Louis are not too unusual, contemporary bookbindery tickets are quite uncommon. The two volumes feature contributions by Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, John Burroughs, John Greenleaf Whittier, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes [Sr], among many others. Please note that this set has an approximate shipping weight of 6.5 pounds (2.94 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…

, 4 uniform volumes, black and white illustrations throughout, vol 7 includes the first appearance of Huckleberry Finn New Series , books in similar condition, spines rubbed but gilt remains bright, a little scuffed at corners, some light water stains to one rear cover, firmly bound, internally clean, books in good+ condition , half dark green calf with matching cloth to sides, gilt titles on red leather spine label, gilt raised bands Octavo Hardback ISBN.…

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [1]-[226] pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in green cloth with red lettering and silver stamped decoration. Boards have sunning to spine, bending to spine edges, staining to front cover, and slight bowing to edges. Textblock has light age toning and creasing to gutters of pages 124 to 128. First Printing indicated by copyright note on 3 lines, p. 226 blank, and no terminal advertisements. BAL 3437. 1372605. Special Collections - Downstairs.…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in boards. Toned spine.; Personalized by Coleman Sellers on FEP.

225 pp. 12mo, publisher's decorated green cloth in dust jacket (which has been supplied from another copy). First edition, first printing. BAL 3437. A few small blemishes to the cloth; but an attractive, tight and sound copy. The dust jacket is lightly dust-soiled and tanned at the spine, with a few tiny chips and is splitting along several folds.…

First Edition. 5th printing, with 10pp of terminal adv. and the copyright notice in four lines. Original printed wraps, little rubbed, a very nice copy. BAL 3437. Contains the first appearance of "Extracts from Adam's Diary".

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1893. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 275, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 275 275.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Very Good condition. First Edition. New York: The Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1893. Photograph available upon request. First Edition. A single issue of this monthly magazine. NOT print on demand or a modern reprint. NOT a library discard. Near Very Good condition. Light soil/edgewear to the cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. November, 1893, Volume XVI , Number 1. Bound in the original decorated wraps. Complete with all ads and some full color illustration. Questions on content? Please inquire. This issue includes contributions by W. D. Howells and Andrew Lang and "The Esquimau Maiden's Romance" by Mark Twain, illustrated by Dan Beard. This story was later included in Twain's "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," published 1900. First Edition. Softcover. Near Very Good condition. Illus. by Beard, Dan. 6.75" wide by 10" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Beard, Dan (illustrator).…