Author: TWAIN, MARK
Title: Life on the Mississippi (Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature Series)
Description: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1981. Full-Leather. ISBN: 0826307418. A deluxe leatherbound Franklin Library reprint edition of Mark Twain's famous work, which has been described as "part travel book, part autobiography and part social commentary." Includes illustrations by Don Pulver. An entry in the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series, issued in conjunction with the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. --- Bound in full dark grey bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers. Blue silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- A gift-worthy copy, but with a hint of sunning to edges of moire endpapers and slight scratches to fore-edge gilding, otherwise an about-Fine copy lacking additional damages (and probably unread).; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xiii, 472 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Illustrated Classics
Title: Life on the Mississippi (Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature Series)
Description: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1981. Full-Leather. ISBN: 0826307418. A deluxe leatherbound Franklin Library reprint edition of Mark Twain's famous work, which has been described as "part travel book, part autobiography and part social commentary." Includes illustrations by Don Pulver. An entry in the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series, issued in conjunction with the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. --- Bound in full dark grey bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers. Blue silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- A gift-worthy copy, but with a hint of sunning to edges of moire endpapers and slight scratches to fore-edge gilding, otherwise an about-Fine copy lacking additional damages (and probably unread).; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xiii, 472 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Illustrated Classics
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 86949
- Book number: 86949