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Twain, Mark : The American Claimant

Chatto and Windus, 1892

the boards are very worn and marked. a bit torn. sunned. netting visible. foxing. rubber stamps and one blind stamp. tanning. stains. a reading copy. fair copy. tightly bound. [P.K.]. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

1st Edition.

Twain, Mark : THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT

Chatto & Windus, London, 1892

8vo. xi, [i blank], 258, 32 [pub. cat.dated May 1892] pp. 81 black and white text illustrations by Dan Beard and Hal Hurst. Original red cloth with the illustrations to the front board and spine. Spine darkened and worn to the head. Light W.H. Smith & Son embossed booksellers ticket to the front f.e.p. Half-title present with pencil notes dated 1893. Advert for Twain's books to the verso. Frontis. and title-page unmarked. Grubby crocked binding but an internally clean tight copy well worth re-binding or restoring.. Book Condition: V.g.. Binding: hardback

1st edition

Twain, Mark : THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT

Chatto & Windus, London, 1892

8vo. xi, [i blank], 258,[ii],32 pub. ads May 1892. with 81 illustrations by Dan Beard and Hal Hurst. Half-title page present and frontispiece, Original red cloth with black line illustrated cover and spine with gilt titles to the upper spine. Trifle sunned and rubbed to extremilties as often. Trifle crocked with fore-edge foxed. Pub. just after the US 1st edition.. Book Condition: V.g.. Binding: hardcover

1st UK edition

TWAIN, Mark : The American Claimant

Chatto & Windus, 1892

A near fine copy in the original red pictorial cloth, spine lightly faded, lower front corner bumped.. Illustr.: Dan Beard 7 Hal Hurst

First U.K. Edition

TWAIN, Mark : The American Claimant

Chatto & Windus, 1892

A later issue in the dark blue ribbed cloth gilt uniform edition series binding. Catalogue at end is March 1899.

First U K Edition