c1895 American Drolleries Mark Twain Short Stories Uncommon

Description: Click here to see our other books! American Drolleries Mark Twain c1895 Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited : London 7.5" by 5" [6], 15-135, [3], 9-166pp SUMMARY An uncommon anthology of tales by celebrated American author Mark Twain. Publishers' Original Binding,Uncommon Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION An uncommon collection of short stories by Mark Twain.This anthology includes 'The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County', 'Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man', 'Curing a cold', 'Lucretia Smith's Soldier', 'Remarkable Instances of Presence of Mind', 'A Sandwich Island Editor', and more.Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, as is known as one of the great fathers of American literature.Undated, dated from the publisher's imprint; Ward, Lock & Co traded as 'Ward, Lock, and Bowden' from 1893 to 1897. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding, with new endpapers. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. A few minor marks to the boards. Spine is a little faded. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot. A few pencil marks to the text. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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