Antique Mark Twain Collection, 10 Volumes From Late 19thC to Early 20thC

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Matched set of Mark Twain illustrated volumes with gilt print on the spine and red cloth covers featuring, on the … Read more Matched set of Mark Twain illustrated volumes with gilt print on the spine and red cloth covers featuring, on the front, a gilt medallion containing Mark Twain's monogram surrounded by circular cornstalks. Copyright dates vary from the 1870s to 1908.

The collection, issued by Harper Brothers Publishers, consists of the following titles:
* The Innocents Abroad;
* Pudd'nhead Wilson;
* A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court;
* Life on the Mississippi;
* The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories;
* Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective, and Other Stories;
* The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn;
* Christian Science;
* Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc;
* A Tramp Abroad.

All in very good antique condition; strong bindings suitable for reading or display; boards in very good, colorful condition with 1 exception of "shadow fading" from another volume being stacked on it (see photo). All exhibit fading of the spines. Very old former pricing notations on flyleaf pages. Pretty remarkable condition for 125+ years of enjoyment!

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