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Mark Twain. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court....
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Mark Twain. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1889. First edition, second state without the ornament on page [59] and with broken type on page 72. With the half-title printed on page [i], the recto of the frontispiece. Octavo. 575, [1, blank], [2, advertisements] pages. In-text illustrations. Publisher's original decorative green cloth, stamped in black, gray, and gilt, spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Yellow-green geometric endpapers, all edges trimmed, Protective Association stamp number "A 3609" to rear free endpaper.Condition: Minor scuffing to boards, corners rubbed, spine worn, head and tail of spine pushed and frayed. Hinges repaired. Text block mildly toned, scattered foxing. Very good.
References: BAL 3429; MacDonnell, FIRSTS Magazine, July/August 1998 (Vol. 8, No. 7/8), pages 48-49.
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2023 November 29 - 30 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6278 (go to Auction Home page)
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