Mark Twain's Autobiography (Two Volumes)
- New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924. Very Good/Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. First Edition, with edition statement and H-Y code on copyright in both volumes. BAL variant A with ads at back of Vol II.
Octavos; xvi, [1]-368pp; [viii], 365pp +2 ads. Frontispieces with printed tissue guards. Blue dust jackets with photo portrait vignette; books in navy blue cloth with blindstamped border and gilt lettering. Gilt top page edges. Vol I: Front jacket panel separated down joint with chipping along severed edges; tears down back joint fold as well with a few others across spine, lighter chipping at spine ends. Vol II: Light edgewear to jacket with a few small chips and tears and a small puncture at spine. Both volumes faded and waterspotted down spines, with fading along edges and some foxing along fore-edge. Boards of both volumes lightly shelfworn and nudged at spine ends, with some faint soiling to back of second volume. Front board of Vol. I opens a bit shakily, but binding is holding soundly in both. Endpapers toned down gutters. Bindings are sound and pages unmarked.
Bookplate of collector Philip Greely Brown (1855-1934) on front pastedown of each volume. Brown was president of the First National Bank of Portland [Maine] as well as of the Board of Directors for the Portland Public Library. An October 1935 announcement of the sale of his library in the New York Times describes a collection heavily invested in American Fiction and Historical Americana (especially works pertaining to Maine), as well as travel, sport, and biographical / genealogical works.
[BAL 3537 - A variant, with tentative priority].
Octavos; xvi, [1]-368pp; [viii], 365pp +2 ads. Frontispieces with printed tissue guards. Blue dust jackets with photo portrait vignette; books in navy blue cloth with blindstamped border and gilt lettering. Gilt top page edges. Vol I: Front jacket panel separated down joint with chipping along severed edges; tears down back joint fold as well with a few others across spine, lighter chipping at spine ends. Vol II: Light edgewear to jacket with a few small chips and tears and a small puncture at spine. Both volumes faded and waterspotted down spines, with fading along edges and some foxing along fore-edge. Boards of both volumes lightly shelfworn and nudged at spine ends, with some faint soiling to back of second volume. Front board of Vol. I opens a bit shakily, but binding is holding soundly in both. Endpapers toned down gutters. Bindings are sound and pages unmarked.
Bookplate of collector Philip Greely Brown (1855-1934) on front pastedown of each volume. Brown was president of the First National Bank of Portland [Maine] as well as of the Board of Directors for the Portland Public Library. An October 1935 announcement of the sale of his library in the New York Times describes a collection heavily invested in American Fiction and Historical Americana (especially works pertaining to Maine), as well as travel, sport, and biographical / genealogical works.
[BAL 3537 - A variant, with tentative priority].