Mark Twain [1st PRINT /SIGNED]
Chernow, Ron
Sold by OldBooksFromTheBasement, Maryland Heights, MO, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 10 December 2018
New - Hardcover
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by OldBooksFromTheBasement, Maryland Heights, MO, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 10 December 2018
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPenguin Press; New York, 2025. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Assumed first edition, first printing with a full number line starting with "1". 9-1/2" tall, 1174 numbered pages includes "Acknowledgements", "Abbreviations", "Notes", "Bibliography", "Illustration Credits" and "Index". One-piece tan cloth-like binding, gilt lettering on spine only, front panel plain; plain ivory end pages; fore edge is trimmed. Book is brand new and is pristine: exterior is spotlessly clean, book is square, hinges tight, no edge dings; no corner bumps; head and heel of spine undamaged; hinges very tight and not damaged in any fashion. Interior is spotlessly clean and completely unmarked; pages are tight and clean with no stains; no page corners folded or damaged; hinges quite strong and tight; spine undamaged; no staining or discoloration; no distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving; no remainder mark, not book club edition nor ex-library. Jacket is also brand new and pristine: it is clean; no tears, folds, creases or fading; no corner bumps, no bumps on edges or on head and heel of spine; slightly raised letters of the title and author's name on front panel are evident (they have not been crushed); publisher's original price of "U.S. $45.00 / CANADA $60.00" listed on the upper edge of front flap. Jacket has two stickers: on the front panel is a 1-1/2" circular black-on-gold "Signed / Copy" sticker near Twain's right ear and near the bottom of the rear panel is a 2-1/4" x 1" black-on-white store sticker with ISBN, title, price and bar code. Jacket is now protected by mylar jacket cover. Signed by the author in thin black felt tip pen on a special publisher's tipped-in page which immediately follows the FFEP.
Seller Inventory # BMR-2025-7-20=6
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