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This is a rare set ofAntique Old 19th c. MARK TWAIN Books, the first being the 1892 hardcover second edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, published in Hartford, Connecticut by the American Publishing Company, Watson Gill, Syracuse N.Y. The second book is the 1888 hardcover first edition of The Stolen White Elephant, etc., published in New York by Charles L. Webster & Co. Both of these pieces are in very good condition for their age, with no cracking down the spines, very clean covers, and no loose, missing, or ripped pages and no soiling. Obviously, there is some light toning and yellowing to the pages from age, but even this is minimal (please see photos.) This Mark Twain book set is priced to sell and would be a very nice gift for a fan of Mark Twain\'s work, or collector of early American literature. Acquired in Los Angeles County, California. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks!
About the Author:
Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. An American humorist, journalist, literary critic, and novelist, Twain is most widely known for his novelsThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer(American Publishing Company, 1876)andAdventures of Huckleberry Finn(Charles L. Webster & Co., 1885).
Twain also wrote over 120 poems in his lifetime, mostly in his later years. While mostly published in magazines and pamphlets, his verse was eventually collected in the 1966 bookOn the Poetry of Mark Twain with Selections from His Verse(University of Illinois Press). He died on April 21, 1910 near Redding, Connecticut.
