Mark Twain's Sketches; New and Old
Hartford, Conn. The American Publishing Company, 1875. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], 17-320 pp. Bound in bright blue cloth with decorations stamped in black on the boards and spine, with gilt decorations on the front board and spine; all edges gilt. Illustrated with a woodcut frontispiece, and with several in-text and full-page woodcuts. Now first published in complete form. Sold only by subscription. BAL 3364. McBride 35. Second state as per McBride and BAL. An amusing collection of short stories, beautifully illustrated, from one of the giants of American literature. Very Good. Item #000010311
A Very Good book with traces of wear to the extremities including rubbing and minor discoloration to the edges of the spine and boards; leaves show foxing and a crease to the front flyleaf.
Price: $350.00