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Lot 452
TWAIN, Mark (1835-1910). Pair of First Editions, including:...
Estimate: $300 - $500
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TWAIN, Mark (1835-1910). Pair of First Editions, including: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1889. 8vo. Illustrated. 575, [1, blank], [2, ads], [2, blank] pp. Publisher's full olive green cloth, front board stamped in black, gilt, and gray, spine stamped in gilt, floral endleaves (spine toned, some wear, bumping, soiling to binding, hinges cracked, ownership inkstamp on front blank, text toned). Good. FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE OF TEXT POINTS. And: Following the Equator. Hartford: The American Publishing Company, 1897. 8vo. Illustrated. 712 pp. Publisher's full blue cloth, front board with pictorial gilt-stamped label, spine stamped in gilt (binding worn, bumped, front endleaves with tears, chip at gutter, several gutters overopened, title-page creased at gutter. Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE WITH HARTFORD IMPRINT AND ?11" AT BOTTOM OF P. 161. BAL 3429, 3451.
