26 PC. MARK TWAIN BOOK COLLECTION:26 PC. MARK TWAIN BOOK COLLECTION: Early 20th century Mark Twain book collection. Comprising titles such as; Pudd'nhead Wilson, The Innocents Abroad, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Roughing It, The Gilded Age, and Many More! 7'' h x 5'' l x 1.5'' w.
CONDITION: Gently used condition.
MARK TWAIN, UNIFORM ILLUSTRATEDMARK TWAIN, UNIFORM ILLUSTRATED EDITION (11) VOLS. Harper & Brothers, latest copyright 1903, includes: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Prince and the Pauper, Pudd'nhead Wilson, A Tramp Abroad, The $30,000 Bequest, Tom Sawyer Abroad, Sketches New and Old, The American Claimant, and The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, 8"h x 5.5"w
Works of Mark Twain, The Author'sWorks of Mark Twain, The Author's National Edition, Harpers, 1911, 13 vols of 25, brown 1/4 leather, some rubbing Estimate $100-200
The Riverdale Edition of Mark TwainTHEThe Riverdale Edition of Mark TwainTHE WRITINGS OF MARK TWAIN (Hartford: The American Publishing Co. 1901) numbered 551 22 volumes octavo three-quarter leather over marbled boards illustrated on frontispiece raised gilt spines library plates gilt top edge deckle outer edge.Clean and sound. Fine condition.
Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, AmericanMark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, American Publishing Co, 1880, first edition, first state printing , with frontispiece captioned ''Moses", rebound in blue cloth Estimate $200-400
MARK TWAIN, THE WRITINGS, 37 VOLUMESMemorialMARK TWAIN, THE WRITINGS, 37 VOLUMESMemorial Edition, Number 25 of 90 sets, inscribed in ink 'Harper Brothers', Harper & Brothers, New York and London MCMXXIX, quarter leather. 8 3/4 x 6 in.,
Box Antique Novels Mark Twain Etc.Box Antique Novels Mark Twain Etc.
* (CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK* (CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK A group of two first British editions uniformly bound in decorative red cloth including A Tramp Abroad 1880 and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1884.
TWAIN, MARK (SAMUEL CLEMENS)Twain,TWAIN, MARK (SAMUEL CLEMENS)Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens), A Tramp Abroad, Hartford, Conn., American Publishing, 1880, first American edition, rebound in full calf, gilt lettering.
Twenty-three volumes of a 25-volumeTwenty-three volumes of a 25-volume set of The Writings of Mark Twain (New York and London, n.d. but c. 1917 based upon copyright dates in some volumes). Missing are volumes 22 (Literary Essays) and 24 (The $30,000 Bequest).
COLLECTION OF ELEVEN FIRST OR EARLYCOLLECTION OF ELEVEN FIRST OR EARLY EDITION HARDCOVER VOLUMES BY MARK TWAIN, SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS (AMERICAN 1835 – 1910)Collection of Eleven First or Early Edition Hardcover Volumes by Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens (American 1835 – 1910) Consisting of: 'The Innocents Abroad: The New Pilgrims' Progress', American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1869 'Roughing It', American Publishing Company, 1872 'The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today', American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1873 'Mark Twain's Sketches, New and Old', American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1875 'A Tramp Abroad', American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1880 'The Stolen White Elephant; Etc.', James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1882 'Life on the Mississippi', James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883 'The American Claimant', Charles L. Webster & Co, New York, 1892 'The Million Pound Bank Note', Charles L. Webster & Company, New York, 1893 'Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World', American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1897 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1899
COLLECTIBLE BOOK: SAMUEL L. CLEMENSCOLLECTIBLE BOOK: SAMUEL L. CLEMENS (MARK TWAIN)COLLECTIBLE BOOK: SAMUEL L. CLEMENS (MARK TWAIN) (1835-1910) "Pudd'nhead Wilson, Those Extraordinary Twins," first edition, first state, American Publishing Co., 1894. Red/Brown cloth cover. 9" x 6.25"
15 EASTON PRESS TWAIN & STEINBECK15 EASTON PRESS TWAIN & STEINBECK HARDCOVER BOOKS Collection of 15 The Easton Press Mark Twain (American 1835-1910), and John Steinbeck (American 1902-1968), hardcover leather bound gilt edged books including "The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer", "Of Mice And Men", and "The Grapes Of Wrath". Approximate dimensions: "Of Mice And Men" h. 11.25", w. 8", d. 1".
SIX FOLIO SOCIETY MARK TWAIN BOOKSSIX FOLIO SOCIETY MARK TWAIN BOOKS Set of six The Folio Society hardcover Mark Twain (American 1835-1910) books comprising, "A Treasury Of Mark Twain", 2012, "Collected Stories" (three volumes), 2012, "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court", 2013, and "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn", 2016. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Joel A. Katz, Atlanta, Georgia. Approx. one "Collected Stories" h. 9", w. 6", d.1.25".
WORKS OF MARK TWAIN, MISSISSIPPIWORKS OF MARK TWAIN, MISSISSIPPI EDITIONWorks of Mark Twain, Mississippi EditionTwain, Mark (Samuel Clemens); New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1923. Mississippi Edition; 22 vols. complete. 8vos.; bound in publisher's 3/4 deep green m
BOOKS: SAMUEL L. CLEMENS (MARKBOOKS: SAMUEL L. CLEMENS (MARK TWAIN), COMPLETE WORKS OF MARK TWAIN, SET OF TWENTY-FIVE VOLUMES, HARTFORD 1899, AUTOGRAPH EDITION LI...BOOKS: Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), complete works of Mark Twain, set of twenty-five volumes, Hartford 1899, Autograph Edition limited to 512 copies, this is signed as Clemens and Twain in volume I, also signed by Charles Dudley Warner in volume X, in new modern red cloth binding, wear on all consistent with age and use.
25 VOLUMES, MARK TWAIN'S WORKSincluding:25 VOLUMES, MARK TWAIN'S WORKSincluding: The Gilded Age, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Pudd'nhead Wilson , and others, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), New York/London: Harpers Brothers Publishers, 1906, the Hillcrest Edition, 25 volumes (complete), containing numerous black and white engravings, bound in three quarter red leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and floral decoration to spines, marbled endpapers, teg
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spines sunned, light wear to extremities, some surface dirt, minor scuffs to leather; Innocents Abroad vol II with dark accretion spot to spine
MARK TWAIN FIRST EDITION & MARKMARK TWAIN FIRST EDITION & MARK TWAIN'S AMERICALot of 2 books. Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (American, 1835-1910). The Gilded Age, A Tale of To-Day, by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, with illustrations by Hoppin, Stephens, Williams, White, Etc., Etc. First edition, American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1874; with Mark Twain's America, Bernard DeVoto, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1932. The Gilded Age wear to spine and edges, wear and scratches to front and back boards, corners bumped, losses to leather on spine, binding separating, front endpaper detached, foxing and discoloration to pages throughout; DeVoto dust jacket torn throughout and front and rear flaps separated, corners bumped, some fraying to spine and corners, minor discoloration to pages.
MARK TWAIN: COLLECTION OF FIRSTMARK TWAIN: COLLECTION OF FIRST EDITIONScomprising: "Mark Twain's Library of Humor", New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1888; "The American Claimant", New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1892 (8 1/4 x 6 inches); "The Stolen White Elephant Etc.", London: Chatto & Windus, 1882 (7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches); "A Double Barrelled Detective Story", New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1902 (8 x 5 1/2 inches); and "Roughing It", Hartford Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1872 (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches) [5 pieces] Condition:
MARK TWAIN "LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI,"MARK TWAIN "LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI," 1ST EDITION Mark Twain (American, 1835-1910), "Life on the Mississippi" James R. Osgood & Company, Boston, 1883, first edition, first state, bound in the original pictorial brown cloth, with the illustration of Twain's head in flames on page 441, quickly removed on later printings due to the objection of his wife, Olivia Clemens, and with the illustration of the St. Louis Hotel on page 443. 9" H x 6.25" W x 2" D.
Twenty various 20th century books,Twenty various 20th century books, including an Unabridged edition of the Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, illus. by Thomas Hart Benton, and A Japanese Blossom by Onoto Watanna (New York, 1906).
MARK TWAIN "TRAMP ABROAD," FIRSTMARK TWAIN "TRAMP ABROAD," FIRST EDITION Mark Twain (American, 1835-1910), "Tramp Abroad," The American Publishing Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1880, first edition, second issue, bound in gilt brown cloth, frontispiece titled "Titan's Moses." Foxing on frontispieces. 9" H x 6.25" W x 1.75" D.
COLLECTIBLE BOOK: SAMUEL L. CLEMENSCOLLECTIBLE BOOK: SAMUEL L. CLEMENS (MARK TWAIN)COLLECTIBLE BOOK: SAMUEL L. CLEMENS (MARK TWAIN) (1835-1910) "Following the Equator, a Journey Around the World", first edition, first issue, 1897. Hartford, Conn., American Publishing Co. Original blue cloth cover with colored pictorial vignette of an elephant, spine gilt decorated, with photo frontispiece of the author. 9.25" X 6.5"
18 VOLUME LIMITED AUTOGRAPHED EDITION18 VOLUME LIMITED AUTOGRAPHED EDITION LEATHERBOUND BOOK...18 Volume Limited Autographed Edition Leatherbound Book Set of Mark Twain Works, published in 1899, with the first volume having Samuel Clemens signature, sold as is, lot has condition issues and odor, Provenance: Estate of Cyril H. Moore Jr, Kent, Connecticut.
Condition:
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Signed book by Mark Twain SamuelSigned book by Mark Twain Samuel Clemens Twain Mark. THE INNOCENTS ABROAD. Hartford CT: American Publishing 1869. Flyleaf with signed card: Yours Truly Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain. Provenance: Private collection Charleston South Carolina. Other Notes: This collection of books once belonged to W. J. Ballard who was an English teacher in Jamaica New York and descended through an old Charleston South Carolina family. See also lots 801 and 894. Cover with wear especially along edges; spine edges with wear; covers starting to separate; foxing to pages; all wear consistent with age and use.
MARK TWAIN, A TRAMP ABROAD, 1880MARK TWAIN, A TRAMP ABROAD, 1880 Mark Twain, A TRAMP ABROAD (London: American Publishing Co., 1880) early issue, thick 8vo., cloth.
MARK TWAIN "MARK TWAIN'S SKETCHES"MARK TWAIN "MARK TWAIN'S SKETCHES" FIRST EDITION Mark Twain (American, 1835-1910) "Mark Twain's Sketches New and Old," The American Publishing Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1892, first edition, later printing, with an ex libris of Willis Steell, includes a footnote on the bottom of page 119 and the story From Hospital Days on page 299, bound in decorative gilt blue cloth. 8.5" H x 7" W x 1.25" D.
(CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK(CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade.) New York: Charles L. Webster and Company 1885. 8vo rebound in quarter green morocco over marbled boards marbled endpapers double frontispiece tissue guard. First American edition exhibiting the following issue points: title leaf is a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884; the illustration captioned ''Him and another Man'' listed at p. 87 in index; 11th line from bottom of p. 57 reads ''with the saw''; the final 5 in p.155 is present but slightly larger than the other ''5''; third state frontispiece portrait (imprint Photo-Gravure Co. tablecloth not visible and artist's name added to the bust). Rubbing to boards; renewed endpapers; dampstain to frontispiece.
THE WRITINGS OF MARK TWAIN (25THE WRITINGS OF MARK TWAIN (25 VOLUMES)The Writings of Mark Twain (25 volumes)Twain, Mark; The Writings of Mark Twain. Hillcrest Edition New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1904-1907. 8vos. 25 volumes, complete; custom bound by Whitman B
Mark Twain, Roughing It, AmericanMark Twain, Roughing It, American Publishing Co, 1872, first edition,second state with "his" missing on p. 242, lines 20-21, ad on page [592] , rebound in blue cloth Estimate $100-200
THE WRITINGS OF MARK TWAINTwain,THE WRITINGS OF MARK TWAINTwain, Mark "The Writings of Mark Twain" Hillcrest Edition New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1904 - 1907 [25 volumes] Condition:
TWO COLLECTIBLE BOOKS BY SAMUELTWO COLLECTIBLE BOOKS BY SAMUEL L. CLEMENS (MARK TTWO COLLECTIBLE BOOKS BY SAMUEL L. CLEMENS (Mark Twain)(1835-1910): "The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress," American Publishing Co., 1895, black cloth cover; "A Yankee in King Arthur's Court," first edition, second state, Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, olive green cloth cover.
BOOKS: TWELVE VOLUMES OF 19TH C.BOOKS: TWELVE VOLUMES OF 19TH C. LITERATURE, INCLUDING: MARK TWAIN'S "PRINCE AND THE PAUPER" IN THE UNCOMMON 1/4 CALF BINDING, WORN;..BOOKS: Twelve volumes of 19th C. literature, including: Mark Twain's "Prince and the Pauper" in the uncommon 1/4 calf binding, worn; "May-Day" by Emerson, label chipped; "New England Tragedies" by Longfellow in full leather; Clarkson, "Violet with the Eyes of Blue", 1878, with color plates; Kate Greenaway "Mother Goose"; and seven others, all with wear consistent with age and use which may include loss and minor expected damages, all sold as found.
* (CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK* (CLEMENS SAMUEL L.) TWAIN MARK A group of two works including one first edition A Tramp Abroad Hartford 1880 and Roughing It Hartford 1890. 8vo publisher's gilt-stamped cloth. Wear to boards; ''Tramp Abroad'' spine beginning to detach from backstrip; hinges tender; otherwise good.
Mark Twain, Following the Equator,Mark Twain, Following the Equator, American Publishing Co, Hartford, Connecticut 1897, First Trade Edition First printing, frontispiece, 712pp., with the flyleaf at rear, and the signature mark 11 on page 161(no priority) bound in blue pictorial cloth designed by Frank Berkeley Smith (1869-1916) depicting an elephant with colors of gray, tan, blue and gilt, spine fully gilt decorated, first page loose inside, spots of rubbing to spine and corners Estimate $200-400
FOUR BOOKSFour books, to includeFOUR BOOKSFour books, to include A Tramp Abroad , Mark Twain, American Publishing Company, 1880; Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the Reputed President of the Underground Railroad , Western Tract Society, 1876; Beauties and Achievements of the Blind , 1856; and The Ocean Waifs , Ticknor and Fields, 1865.
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Condition:
Tramp: front board nearly detached, spine cover missing, first few pages loose from binding. Coffin: front board nearly detached, spine cover missing. Blind: some wear to boards and spine. Waifs: fading to boards.